Cyclical unemployment ________ during expansions and ________ during recessions
A) increases; increases
B) increases; decreases
C) decreases; increases
D) decreases; decreases
C
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During what period of time did the United States most consistently adhere to the gold standard?
A) from 1914 until 1929 B) from the eighteenth century until the nineteenth century C) from 1944 until 1980 D) from the nineteenth century until the 1930s
If a central bank engages in an unsterilized foreign-exchange intervention with the intention of raising the foreign-exchange value of its currency,
A) the central bank's holdings of international reserves will fall. B) the domestic money supply will rise. C) domestic interest rates will fall. D) it will buy foreign assets.
Which statement is true?
A. William Julius Wilson and Charles Murray are basically in agreement about the causes of the formation of a permanent underclass. B. The permanent underclass has more white members than black members. C. There is very little evidence to show that there is actually a permanent underclass. D. There are more poor whites than poor blacks in the United States.
What would the Bank of England (England's Central Bank) do to raise the value of the British pound in terms of the euro?
a. It would simply announce its desired exchange rate for the British Pound, and the market forces of supply and demand would do the rest. No further action would be necessary. b. It has no influence over the pound exchange rate. c. It would buy British pounds and supply euros in the foreign exchange market. d. It would buy euros and supply British pounds in the foreign exchange market. e. It would sell dollars and buy euros.