(04.06 MC) Which of the following would be an open-market transaction by the central bank to combat a high unemployment rate?

(02.02 LC)Your friend wants to open a clothing shop. A necessary capital resource is a

(01.08 LC)What are stocks?

(04.02 MC) A bank is currently giving out loans at an interest rate of 17% for an expected inflation rate of 3%. What is the current real interest rate in the economy?

(06.01–06.06 HC) Country A and Country B are trading partners each with a current account balance of zero. Country A’s currency is the dollar, and Country B’s currency is the euro. If real output in Country A increases, will it result in a current account deficit, surplus, or no change? Explain. Draw a graph of the foreign exchange market for the dollar of Country A. Illustrate the effect of the increase in real output in Country A on the value of its dollar compared to the euro of Country B. Now if interest rates in Country B decrease what will be the impact on the demand for the dollar of Country A? Explain. Based on part (c), what will be the effect on the value of the dollar of Country A compared to the euro of Country B?

(01.07 LC)Which type of tax maintains the same rate even if a person’s income increases?

(01.07 MC)Your congressional representative supports wealthy Americans paying a greater percentage of their income in taxes than those who are less wealthy. Which of the following would your representative support?

(04.05 MC) The central bank decides to increase the money supply by $500 million in the economy by decreasing the discount rate to 4%. Which of the following is true about the nominal interest rate in the economy?

(04.02 LC) In what situation would the expected real interest rate be negative?

(04.07 LC) An increase in the market interest rate would cause the supply of loanable funds to ________ and the demand for loanable funds to ________.