The "tech bubble" burst of 2000, the terrorist attacks of 2001 and the corporate scandals of 2001 and 2002 all had similar qualitative effects on the economy
Which of the following is an appropriate description of the mechanism that would have ensued? A) Household and business spending would have been eroded shifting the AD curve to the left.
B) Unemployment would have risen and inflation would have fallen.
C) Output would have declined below potential but through shifts in the AS curve, the self-correcting mechanism of the AD-AS framework would have brought the unemployment rate down to the lower levels we saw by 2004.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
D
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The developing countries have been catching up to the lower-income industrial countries in terms of economic growth
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Does the law of diminishing returns apply to capital as well as labor? Explain why or why not
What will be an ideal response?
An example of a monopoly based on control of a key resource is
A) Microsoft's Windows operating system. B) Major League Baseball. C) NASA. D) the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Something is valuable if:
A. it does not involve a trade-off. B. it is a good or a service. C. someone wants it. D. it was made using resources.