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The abolition of income tax would probably ________ the number of workers in employment and____________ the equilibrium. rate of unemployment.
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A. increase ; decrease
B. increase ; increase
C. reduce ; increase
D. reduce ; reduce
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If a price increase of good A increases the quantity demanded of good B, then good B is a.
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A. substitute good
B. Complementary good
C. Bargain
D. Interior good
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If desired spending in the economy exceeds income we would expect.
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A. House hold to save more
B. Firm to produce less
C. Firms is produce more
D. the MPC to change
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Macro economics is the study of.
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A. Individual building blocks in the economy
B. The relationship between different sectors of the economy
C. Household purchased decisions
D. The economy as a whole
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If one country, with floating exchange states, has higher inflation than its competitors, we would expect its exchange rate to.
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A. Appreciate
B. Depreciate
C. Revalue
D. be in short supply
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The short run marginal cost curve cuts the short run total cost curve and short run average variable cost curve.
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A. At their lowest points
B. When they are declining
C. When they are increasing.
D. When marginal revenue is zero
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Real business cycle theorists argue that ___________ can explain short and long term fluctuations in output.
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A. Imperfect labour markets
B. Rational expectations
C. Intertemporal decisions of households firms and government.
D. Sun spot cycles
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Starting from a position of internal and external balance a reduction in aggregate demand will cause a current account.
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A. Deficit
B. Surplus
C. Revaluation
D. Devaluation
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| 9 |
Nominal GNP measures income
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A. At the present time
B. Corrected for tax changes
C. Corrected for changes in interest rates
D. At current prices
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The firms long run output decision will be where.
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A. Long run average cost a lowest
B. Marginal revenue equals output
C. Marginal revenue equals long run marginal cost
D. Marginal cost equals output
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The participation rate in the labour force is affected by
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A. Higher real wages
B. Lower fixed costs of working
C. Lower non labor income
D. All of the above
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| 12 |
GDP per head may be an imperfect measure of economic welfare because it excludes.
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A. The value of leisure
B. Externalities
C. Untraded goods
D. All of the above
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| 13 |
We cannot say whether one allocation of resources is better than another allocation because.
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A. some people cant count
B. Some people may not be permanent residents
C. Not all economic activity is legal
D. We cant make value judgements to compare different people welfare.
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If both Marginal cost and marginal revenue increase, a firm.
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A. Should increase output
B. Should reduce output
C. Will require further information on how to respond
D. should not change output
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| 15 |
Skilled labour is relatively scarce because.
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A. There are too few teachers
B. Too few student places in higher education
C. It is costly to acquire human capital
D. Teachers salaries are too low
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| 16 |
A supply curve is directly affected by
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A. Technology
B. Input costs
D. All of the above
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An advocate of the classical model of the economy would claim that unemployment a created when the ___________ is above its equilibrium level in the.
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A. Price level, agregate economy
B. Tax rate, government ebudget
C. Wage rate, labour market
D. Interest rate, market for loanable funds
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If the central bank buys financial securities in the open market to increase the monetary base, this is an example of.
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A. Lender of last resort
B. Financial intermediation
C. Open market operations
D. Financial regulation.
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If a country has a burden of debt it cannot sustain it can.
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A. Reschedule debt
B. Get a loan from an international organization
C. Default on the loan
D. Any of the above
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Economic growth may depend upon __________ and_________
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A. Population size , x -efficiency
B. Population age distribution, education
C. Population growth, education
D. Population growth, technical progress
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