From 1993 to 2012, average real income for the bottom quintile of U.S. households
A) decreased by more than 10%.
B) remained virtually unchanged.
C) increased by about 5%.
D) almost doubled.
B
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In the summer 2012 the lobster catch in Maine was especially large, but instead of celebrating the fisherman were suffering from a lower total revenue
(Source: New York Times, July 28, 2012 ) We learn from the article that despite the larger quantity of lobster caught, the total revenue of the fisherman decreased. This fact means that the demand for lobster is A) unit elastic. B) elastic. C) inelastic. D) perfectly elastic.
Buying a house during a recession may be a good idea if your job is secure because the Federal Reserve often
A) raises interest rates during recessions. B) lowers interest rates during recessions. C) sells Treasury bills to help the housing market. D) lowers income taxes during recessions.
Suppose the economy is producing below the natural rate of output and the government is suffering from large budget deficits. To deal with the deficit problem, suppose the government takes a policy action to reduce the size of the deficits
This policy action will cause ________ in the unemployment rate in the short run and ________ in inflation in the short run, everything else held constant. A) an increase; an increase B) a decrease; a decrease C) a decrease; an increase D) an increase; a decrease
The permanent-income hypothesis seeks primarily to explain the
A) observed long-term constancy of the saving ratio. B) observed variation in the short-term saving ratio. C) unimportance of transitory income changes. D) All of the above are correct.