Capital inflows in the balance of payments accounts include
a. purchases of financial assets by U.S. residents.
b. direct investments in foreign countries.
c. indirect investments in foreign countries.
d. purchases of U.S. government bonds by foreigners.
D
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Economic theory of market forms between pure monopoly and perfect competition was largely nonexistent until the work of
A. Joan Robinson and Edward Chamberlin. B. Adam Smith and David Ricardo. C. Alfred Marshall and Francis Edgeworth. D. Wassily Leontief and Joseph Schumpeter.
Which of the following statements is true regarding organizations with self-contained units (SCU) for risk-management?
a. The SCU has final authority on risk assessment and uses information from employees with similar expertise at the division-level. b. It works independently and information flows only between the SCU and headquarters. c. The organization chart depicts a strong relation between the division-level employees who have information on risk and the SCU. d. Employees with knowledge of division level-risks are transferred to the SCU.
The statement "saccharine causes cancer" is not a theory; it is a hypothesis
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Much of the U.S. government’s budget is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), including Social Security benefits. Assume that the Social Security Administration (SSA) pays $980 million in benefits this year. If the CPI overstates inflation by 1 percent, how much money does the SSA stand to lose due to overpayments the following year?
a. $98,000 b. $980,000 c. $9.8 million d. $98 million