A. Car licenses are very expensive vehicle entry to the city center is very restricted road pricing is being introduced and modern cheap rail transport is being expanded.
B. London
C. Athens
D. Singapore
E. New York
Related Mcqs:
- If a country’s policy makers were to continuously use expansionary monetary policy in an attempt to hold unemployment below the natural rate the long-run result would be ?
A. an increase in the level of output
B. a decrease in the unemployment rate
C. an increase in the rate of inflation
D. All of these answers - According to the Phillips curve, in the short run, if policy makers choose an expansionary policy to lower the rate of unemployment ?
A. The economy will experience an increase in inflation
B. The economy will experience a decrease in inflation
C. Inflation will be unaffected if price expectations are unchanging
D. None of these answers - Suppose a wave of investor and consumer optimisms has increased spending so that the current level of input exceeds the long-run natural rate If policy makers choose to engage in activist stabilization policy they should ?
A. decrease government spending Which the shifts the aggregate demand curve to the left
B. decrease taxes, which shifts the aggregate demand curve to the right
C. decrease taxes, which shifts the aggregate demand curve to the left
D. decrease government spending which shifts the aggregate demand curve to the right - In the early eighties, the Federal Reserve pursed a tight monetary policy. All else being equal. the impact of that policy was to interest rates in the United States relative to those in Europe and cause the dollar to _______ against European currencies?
A. decrease; depreciate
B. decrease; appreciate
C. increase; depreciate
D. increase; appreciate - Which of the following is an example of government policy that could reduce inflation ?
A. increasing bank lending
B. increasing import duties
C. reducing government expenditure
D. None of these - Which of the following would be considered a supply-side policy ?
A. An increase in the minimum wage that would cause consumer spending to increase
B. investment tax credits for businesses to encourage investment
C. Restrictions placed on the amount that can be imported.
D. An increase in government spending that would lead to increased aggregate demand - Which of the following would be considered a supply-side policy ?
A. An increase in the minimum wage that would cause consumer spending to increase
B. Investment tax credits for businesses to encourage investment
C. Restrictions placed on the amount that can be imported
D. An increased in government spending that would lead to increased aggregate demand - Which of the following statements about stabilization policy is not true ?
A. Many economists prefer automatic stabilizers because they affect the economy with a shorter lag than activist stabilization policy
B. None of these answers are true
C. Long lags enhance the ability of policy makers to fine tune the economy
D. When policy makers implement activist stabilization policies there is a significant risk that their policies may actually have a destabilizing effect - Which of the following is a policy instrument as opposed to a government objective ?
A. lower interest rates
B. A better balance of trade position
C. Faster economic growth
D. Lower unemployment - All the following are types of monetary policy expect ?
A. a nominal money stock target
B. a balanced budget
C. an inflation target
D. The pursuit of a target real interest rate
