A. fiscal policies
B. monetary policies
C. supply-side policies
D. incomes policies
Related Mcqs:
- Government policies that focus on changing taxes and government spending are called ?
A. fiscal policies
B. incomes policies
C. supply-side policies
D. monetary policies - The motive for holding money that encourages investors to hold bonds when interest rates are low, with the hope of selling them when interest rates are high, is the ?
A. Transactions motive
B. precautionary motive
C. profit motive
D. speculation motive - Investor engage in _____ when they move funds into foreign currencies in order to take advantage to interest rates abroad that are higher than domestic interest rates ?
A. currency arbitrage
B. interest arbitrage
C. short positions
D. long positions - Government policies that focus on increasing production rather than demand are called ?
A. fiscal policies
B. monetary policies
C. supply-side policies
incomes policies - Under floating exchange rates, expectations of higher interest rates are likely to cause an ____ of the exchange rate?
A. depreciation
B. appreciation
C. fall
D. devaluation - Suppose two economists are arguing about policies that deal with unemployment. One economist says. The government could lower unemployment by one percentage point if it would just increase government spending by 50 billion dollars the other economist responds Nonsense and poppycock! If the government spent an additional 50 billion dollars it would reduce unemployment by only one tenth of one percent. and that effect would only be temporary! These economists ?
A. None of these answers
B. Disagree because they have different scientific judgments
C. really don’t disagree at all. It just appears that they disagree
D. disagree because they have different values - A comparison of Japan’s policies before 1945 with the policies in effect after 1945 indicates that______________?
A. reduction in spending on military goods leads to economic depression
B. dependence on foreign trade usually leads to a weakened national economy
C. territorial aggression is not necessary to secure national economic goals
D. democratic institution hinder economic growth - Interventionist policies to restore regional imbalance focus on ?
A. subsidies to encourage firms that moves
B. tax concessions for firms that move.
C. improved infrastructure
D. all of the above - For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 8 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 4 percent, For Switzerland the annual interest rate on government securities equal 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 7 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?
A. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to depreciate
B. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to appreciate
C. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to depreciate
D. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to appreciate - For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 12 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 8 percent For Japan the annual interest rate on government securities equals 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 5 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?
A. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to depreciate
B. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to appreciate
C. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to depreciate
D. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to appreciate
