The country with the highest child poverty rate in the industrial world is __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
the United States
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If a bank's liabilities are more sensitive to interest rate movements than are its assets, then
A) an increase in interest rates will reduce bank profits. B) a decrease in interest rates will reduce bank profits. C) interest rates changes will not impact bank profits. D) an increase in interest rates will increase bank profits.
After trading in her Volkswagen Beetle for a much safer Mercedes sedan, Rene began driving less carefully. This is an example of: a. adverse selection
b. free-riding. c. moral hazard. d. Positive externalities.
In the long run,
a. continuing budget surpluses cause interest rates to fall, thereby stimulating investment spending b. any deviation from a balanced budget will plunge the economy into recession c. there can be no economic growth unless the government's budget is in surplus d. there can be no economic growth unless the government's budget is balanced e. government spending must increase as a fraction of GDP
Government debt and interest payments on that debt
a. are problems if they grow faster than GDP b. are unrelated in the short run c. are unrelated in the long run, but not in the short run d. generally grow faster than government spending e. contributed to the crisis experienced by the U.S. economy in the late 1990s