According to Okun's law, an increase in which of the following is associated with an increase in unemployment?

A) inflation
B) output
C) expected inflation
D) autonomous expenditure
E) potential output


E

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Data for an economy show that the unemployment rate is 6 percent, the participation rate 60 percent, and 200 million people 16 years or older are not in the labor force. How many people are employed in this economy?

A. 300 million B. 188 million C. 30 million D. 282 million

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Increased United States military expenditures and action in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 suggest that military officials in the United States _____

a. could not wait to go to war b. view the War on Terror as a negative externality c. believe that military expenditures can act as a deterrent d. are incompetent

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Suppose that frozen dinners were once a normal good for John, but now frozen dinners are an inferior good for him. John's demand curve for frozen dinners

A) has become steeper as a result. B) has become flatter as a result. C) has not changed as a result. D) has disappeared as a result.

Economics

The study of how people behave strategically under different circumstances is called:

A. strategy optimization. B. game theory. C. strategy theory. D. game strategy.

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