Alternating periods of economic expansion and recession are known as the:
A) Fisher effect
B) business cycle
C) market risk
D) systematics
B
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The fact that output gaps will not last indefinitely, but will be closed by rising or falling inflation is the economy's:
A. income-expenditure multiplier. B. self-correcting property. C. short-run equilibrium property. D. long-run equilibrium property.
Which of the following is true?
A) If consumption of a good gives rise to a positive externality, it can be internalized by taxing the producers of the good. B) If production of a good gives rise to a negative externality, it can be internalized by taxing the producers of the good. C) If production of a good gives rise to a positive externality, it can be internalized by taxing the consumers of the good. D) If consumption of a good gives rise to a negative externality, it can be internalized by subsidizing the purchase of the good.
Which of the following macroeconomic variables is procyclical and leads the business cycle?
A) Business fixed investment B) Residential investment C) Nominal interest rates D) Unemployment
A substitute is a good or service:
a. that can be used in place of another good or service. b. used with another good or service. c. that cannot be replaced with another good or service. d. that can have no demand for itself.