All of the following are automatic fiscal stabilizers EXCEPT
A) a congressionally mandated decrease in tax rates to stimulate the economy.
B) a decrease in unemployment compensation payments during an expansion.
C) a decrease in overall tax revenues during a recession.
D) an increase in unemployment expenditures during a recession.
A
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If the dollar depreciates, it can be said that
a. foreign countries no longer respect the United States. b. it falls in value within the United States. c. it takes fewer dollars to buy foreign currencies. d. other currencies appreciate.
Assume that foreign capital flows into a nation rise due to expected increases in stock market appreciation. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a fixed exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and reserves account in the context of the Three-Sector-Model? a. The real risk-free interest rate falls and reserves account becomes more
negative (or less positive). b. The real risk-free interest rate rises and reserves account becomes more negative (or less positive). c. The real risk-free interest rate and reserves account remain the same. d. The real risk-free interest rate rises and reserves account remains the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.