Carl and Carly are American residents. Carl buys stock of a corporation in Austria. Carly opens a coffee shop in Austria. Whose purchase, by itself, decreases Austria's net capital outflow?

The total value of capital in the United States is around

A) $50 trillion. B) $10 trillion. C) $79 trillion. D) $100 trillion. E) $145 trillion.

If the economy is on the downward-sloping portion of the Laffer curve, a(an) __________ in tax rates will __________ tax revenues

A) decrease; reduce B) increase; raise C) decrease; raise D) decrease; not change E) increase; not change