If the price of inputs falls and the budget deficit rises due to an increase in government spending, then the:
a. Price index rises, and real GDP rises.
b. Price index rises, and real GDP falls.
c. Price index rises, and the change in real GDP is uncertain.
d. Price index falls, and real GDP rises.
e. Price index is uncertain, and real GDP rises.
.E
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A. The marginal social benefits of loud music were greater than the marginal private costs of loud music and the problem was solved by Maria persuading Alice to internalize her (Maria's) external costs. B. The marginal social costs of loud music were greater than the marginal private costs of loud music and the problem was solved by Maria persuading Alice to internalize her (Maria's) external costs. C. The marginal social costs of loud music were greater than the marginal private costs of loud music and the problem was solved through a reassignment of property rights. D. The marginal social costs of loud music were greater than the marginal social benefits of loud music and the problem was solved by Maria persuading Alice to internalize her (Maria's) external costs. E. none of the above
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A. $1.5 million B. $4.5 million C. $9 million D. $13.5 million
A rise in marginal income tax rates would likely increase the size of the underground economy
a. True b. False
Taxes and government spending that affect fiscal policy without specific action from policymakers are called:
A. automatic stabilizers. B. discretionary fiscal policy. C. expansionary fiscal policy. D. contractionary fiscal policy.