A problem with the TANF program's predecessor AFDC was that it was strictly means-tested

Ceteris paribus, a downward shift in the net exports function will cause:

a. equilibrium real GDP to decrease. b. equilibrium real GDP to increase. c. savings to decrease. d. net exports to increase. e. government budget deficit to decline.

What is the best test of an economic theory?

a. its eloquence b. the plausibility of its assumptions c. its ability to predict real-world events, patterns, and changes d. whether it produces implications that are favored by the researcher