The country with the largest trade deficit as a percentage of GDP in 2009 was
A. Japan.
B. United States.
C. France.
D. Canada.
B. United States.
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Based on the figure below. Starting from long-run equilibrium at point C, a decrease in government spending that decreases aggregate demand from AD1 to AD will lead to a short-run equilibrium at__ creating _____gap.
A. B; no output B. D; an expansionary C. B; recessionary D. D; a recessionary
U.S. residents come to believe that the dollar will depreciate in the future, that is, the exchange rate in the future will be lower than the current exchange rate. As a result
A) the demand curve for dollars shifts rightward. B) the demand curve for dollars shifts leftward. C) there is a movement upward along the demand curve for dollars. D) None of the above answers are correct.
From 1960 to 1980, federal government spending on national defense _____
a. declined from about half to less than one quarter of all expenditures b. declined from one-third to less than one quarter of all expenditures c. increased from about half to nearly 60 percent of all expenditures d. increased from about one quarter to nearly one-half of all expenditures
The value of all final goods and services produced domestically in the "underground economy" are not recorded as a part of GDP because production and sale of these goods are either illegal or hidden from tax authorities
Indicate whether the statement is true or false