If a hurricane were to wipe out the majority of the eastern seaboard in the United States, it would likely cause a:
A. short-run supply shock.
B. long-run supply shock.
C. long-run demand shock.
D. short-run demand shock.
Answer: B
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The official unemployment rate may understate the true rate of unemployment because of
A) discouraged workers who no longer are actively seeking work and are excluded from the statistics. B) increases in worker productivity. C) workers who hold two jobs. D) changes in wage rates.
Which type of unemployment increases during a recession?
A) cyclical unemployment B) frictional unemployment C) structural unemployment D) the natural unemployment rate
Which major asset experienced a price bubble just before the housing price bubble of 2006-2009?
A) Internet or tech-stocks B) Tulip bulbs C) Japanese real estate D) Railroad stocks
An individual would suffer lower losses or maybe even gain from an unexpectedly higher inflation rate if
a. she held much currency and on net was a lender. b. she held much currency and on net was a borrower. c. she held little currency and on net was a lender. d. she held little currency and on net was a borrower.