The "short run" may vary in length from industry to industry
a. True
b. False
A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Economist Steve Landsburg has pointed out that Ebenezer Scrooge's change in behavior from miser to spender might actually be detrimental to the economy because
A) saving has to be greater than consumption for the economy to grow. B) Scrooge was happiest when he was saving money, and happiness is the key to economic growth. C) Scrooge's miserly saving helped contribute to the production of investment goods rather than consumption goods. D) Scrooge's consumption habits were more detrimental to the environment than were his earlier saving habits.
The GDP deflator is designed to
a. adjust nominal GDP for changes in the unemployment rate. b. adjust nominal GDP so as to include the problem of externalities. c. adjust nominal GDP for changes in the price level. d. calculate changes in the price of food and other consumer goods.
In a game of bargaining, the player who is willing to:
A. make the first move has more bargaining power and so receives a better payoff. B. hold out longer has more bargaining power and so receives a better payoff. C. be cooperative has more bargaining power and so receives a worse payoff. D. hold out longer has more bargaining power and so receives a worse payoff.