An decrease in domestic savings a. decreases foreign borrowing. b. will improve the trade balance. c. will increase exports. d. will increase foreign borrowing. ANSWER D
Date: September 10th, 2020
In absolute terms and relative to other countries, what happened to U.S. growth rates in productivity as measured by output per paid hour in the late 1960s and 1970s? (a) They increased. (b) They stayed the same. (c) They fell. (d) They fell early on and then increased past their previous levels. ANSWER (c)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Prices, on average, increased in the food market; the demand for food had simply grown faster than supply from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the beginning of World War I in 1913. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
The American Revolution resulted in (a) a loss of British military assistance, governmental expertise, judicial assistance and public funding for wars. (b) greatly expanded rights for wage workers and indentured servants. (c) significant change with respect to market behaviors, ownership of property and individual freedom. (d) a dramatic change in laws and the ownership of […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
The third monetarist proposition asserts that in the short run, a. changes in money demand are the dominant factor causing cyclical movements in output and employment. b. money supply is only one of many factors resulting in cyclical movements in output and employment. c. money primarily influences the price level and other nominal magnitudes. d. […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
In a system of flexible exchange rates, a reduction in the money supply will cause a. a rise in the value of the dollar relative to foreign currencies. b. a fall in the value of the dollar relative to foreign currencies. c. no change in the value of the dollar relative to foreign currencies. d. […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Between the 1921 recession and 1929, the U.S. economy was described as healthy. Which of the following changes in economic indicators is correctly stated and supports this claim? (a) Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) increased per capita (b) There were increases in real income but they were more unequally distributed (c) Consumer spending on credit […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Regarding the issue of slavery, the Constitution (a) denounced it as being inconsistent with the rights of man and called for its eventual elimination, though it did not specify clearly how or when this was to be done. (b) gave slavery legitimacy and support. (c) made no mention of slavery, with the hope, apparently, that […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Robert Solow is one of the developers of a. classical economics. b. the neoclassical growth model. c. real business cycle theory. d. new classical economics. ANSWER B
Date: September 10th, 2020
Under the Bretton Woods system, a. all countries fixed their exchange rate to the price of gold. b. all countries fixed their exchange rate in terms of a quantity of gold. c. all countries fixed their exchange rate to the dollar and the dollar floated. d. the U.S. fixed the dollar to gold and all […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
