Even if we were able to completely eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today, the problems associated with the accumulated stock of GHGs in the atmosphere will persist for a long time because:
A) their dissipation rate is very low.
B) their dissipation rate is very high.
C) the social discount rate is very low.
D) the social discount rate is very high.
A
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Suppose the federal budget deficit for the year was $100 billion and the economy was in a recession
If the economy had been at potential GDP, it is estimated that tax revenues would have been $60 billion higher and government spending on transfer payments $50 billion lower. Using these estimates, the cyclically adjusted budget A) deficit was $210 billion. B) deficit was $110 billion. C) surplus was $110 billion. D) surplus was $10 billion.
A specific tax of $1 per unit of output will affect a firm's
A) average total cost, average variable cost, average fixed cost, and marginal cost. B) average total cost, average variable cost, and average fixed cost. C) average total cost, average variable cost, and marginal cost. D) marginal cost only.
Careetha has just taken a fixed-rate loan and agreed to pay a nominal interest rate of 6 percent. If the inflation rate during the first year of the loan was 2 percent, her real interest rate that first year was
a. 6 percent b. 8 percent c. 4 percent d. 12 percent e. impossible to calculate without additional information
In a particular economy, the price index was 120 in 2012 and 130 in 2013 . Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The economy experienced a rising price level between 2012 and 2013. b. The economy experienced a higher inflation rate between 2012 and 2013 than it had experienced between 2011 and 2012. c. The inflation rate between 2012 and 2013 was 10 percent. d. The base year is 2011.