______ are used to reduce the severity of recessions.
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Monetary and fiscal policy
What event is likely to occur when the business cycle is in a period of recession
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increase in unemployment
How frequently is the survey that determines unemployment released?
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Monthly
Rule of 70
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Doubling time (in years) = 70/(percentage growth rate).
If workers' nominal wages have risen by 50% over 10 years, and prices have increased
by 40% during that period, then we can safely conclude that the goods and services
workers can buy have:
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increased in quantity
A measure of an economy's output using constant prices.
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Real GDP
Suppose that a country has a progressive income tax code and that taxable income is
calculated in nominal terms. If the schedule of income tax rates is NOT indexed to
,inflation, an individual whose income keeps pace with inflation over time will pay:
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a higher percentage of income in taxes over time.
_____ refers to spending to develop and implement new technologies.
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Research and development
Human capital
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the knowledge and skills a worker gains through education and experience
Which factor is the MOST widely accepted measure of economic growth over time?
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increases in real GDP per capita
Had society known at the time of the Great Depression what it knows now about the
macroeconomy, what course of action might federal policymakers have taken?
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Decreased taxes, supported decreased interest rates, or both
Efficiency wages are:
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set above the equilibrium wage to incentivize better performance.
marginally attached workers
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would like to be employed and have looked for a job in the recent past but
are not currently looking for work
Which price index is used to measure changes in the prices that firms pay for goods
and services?
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the producer price index
A binding minimum wage in a labor market is set _____ the equilibrium wage and causes
a _____ of job-seekers.
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Monetary and fiscal policy
What event is likely to occur when the business cycle is in a period of recession
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increase in unemployment
How frequently is the survey that determines unemployment released?
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Monthly
Rule of 70
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Doubling time (in years) = 70/(percentage growth rate).
If workers' nominal wages have risen by 50% over 10 years, and prices have increased
by 40% during that period, then we can safely conclude that the goods and services
workers can buy have:
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increased in quantity
A measure of an economy's output using constant prices.
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Real GDP
Suppose that a country has a progressive income tax code and that taxable income is
calculated in nominal terms. If the schedule of income tax rates is NOT indexed to
,inflation, an individual whose income keeps pace with inflation over time will pay:
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a higher percentage of income in taxes over time.
_____ refers to spending to develop and implement new technologies.
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Research and development
Human capital
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the knowledge and skills a worker gains through education and experience
Which factor is the MOST widely accepted measure of economic growth over time?
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increases in real GDP per capita
Had society known at the time of the Great Depression what it knows now about the
macroeconomy, what course of action might federal policymakers have taken?
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Decreased taxes, supported decreased interest rates, or both
Efficiency wages are:
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set above the equilibrium wage to incentivize better performance.
marginally attached workers
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would like to be employed and have looked for a job in the recent past but
are not currently looking for work
Which price index is used to measure changes in the prices that firms pay for goods
and services?
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the producer price index
A binding minimum wage in a labor market is set _____ the equilibrium wage and causes
a _____ of job-seekers.
