In the 1948-2012 data, the unemployment rate was highest in
A) 2009
B) 1991
C) 1975
D) 1982
D
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In 1995–7, tax revenue as a percent of GDP
(a) was roughly equal between developing and developed countries. (b) was a few percentage points higher for developed than for developing countries. (c) was a few percentage points lower for developed than for developing countries. (d) was much higher (approximately double) for developed countries than for developing countries. (e) was much higher (approximately double) for developing countries than for developed countries.
In a labor-market pooling equilibrium with high-skill and low-skill workers and where a costly educational degree is used as a signaling device, all else equal, an increase in the wage differential between high- and low-skill workers leads to
A) an increase in the required minimum share of high-skill workers. B) a decrease in the required minimum share of high-skill workers. C) no change in the required minimum share of high-skill workers. D) None of the above answers are correct.
Which of the following statements best describes excess demand, or shortage?
a. The area between the supply and demand curves above the equilibrium point is called excess supply, or surplus. b. The area between the supply and demand curves below the equilibrium point is called excess supply, or surplus. c. The area between the supply and demand curves to the right of the equilibrium point is called excess supply, or surplus. d. The area between the supply and demand curves to the left of the equilibrium point is called excess supply, or surplus.
As the economy nears the end of an expansion, which of the following do we typically see?
A) rising firm profits B) rising levels of firm investment C) rising interest rates D) falling wages relative to output prices