Assuming an increase in money demand, then if the Federal Reserve a. can keep the interest rate unchanged assuming that it changes the monetary base by the appropriate amount. b. would have to aim below their previous money stock target. c. would not have to cut taxes to keep output from falling. d. All of […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following statement(s) is true? (a) All state legislatures acted to create corporations. (b) The federal government created the federal incorporated entities when it established the First (1791–1811) and Second (1816–1836) Banks of the United States. (c) All federal, state and local governments possessed the right to create corporations. (d) All of the […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
According to Rosenberg (2004), the U.S. economy between the Civil War and World War II was relatively poor in which of its productive resources? (a) Land (b) Labor (c) Capital (d) Entrepreneurial talent ANSWER (b)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following statements is (are) correct? The Federal Reserve a. can, over the long run, roughly control the money supply by changing the monetary base to offset any undesirable changes in the money stock as a result of changes in currency holdings or excess reserve holdings. b. controls the money supply better in […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Throughout U.S. history labor and physical capital have been (a) input substitutes and complements. (b) output substitutes and complements. (c) product displacements. (d) mixed outputs. ANSWER (a)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following cases was most important in arguing that the “public good” was best served by competition? (a) Marbury v. Madison (1803) (b) McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) (c) Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) (d) Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837) ANSWER (d)
Date: September 10th, 2020
The money supply is determined a. only by the Fed. b. by the Fed and banks. c. by the Fed, banks, and the public. d. by congress. e. by the President. ANSWER C
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following reduces U.S. potential for economic growth by reducing household incentive to use private property most efficiently and effectively? (a) Personal income taxes (b) Farm subsidies and import tariffs (c) Auto bailouts (d) Regulation in the health care industry ANSWER (a)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following is an example of external economies? (a) The cost of per unit produced in manufacturing goods falls as the industry size grows. (b) The cost of per unit produced falls as the firm size, not the industry size, grows. (c) The cost of per unit produced in manufacturing goods increases as […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
If a fear of increased bankruptcies of firms causes banks to increase their reserve to deposit ratio, then a. the money supply and money multiplier will rise. b. the monetary base and the money multiplier will fall. c. there will be no change in the money multiplier, but the money supply will fall. d. the […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
