Any competitive equilibrium is Pareto efficient because, with a competitive equilibrium,
A) the marginal rates of substitution are equal for all consumers.
B) the price line is the contract curve.
C) mutual gains from trade exist.
D) the slope of the price line equals the ratio of the MRS for all consumers.
A
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The Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) was a failure because of all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
A) surveillance failure. B) weak punishment. C) once countries joined the Eurozone, enforcement of rules was impossible. D) consultations between the Federal Reserve and the ECB broke down.
As the economy enters a strong expansion in which real GDP increases, which of the following occurs?
A) The demand for money decreases and there is a movement upward along the demand for money curve. B) The demand for money increases and there is a movement downward along the demand for money curve. C) The demand for money curve shifts rightward. D) The nominal interest rate falls as the demand for money curve shifts leftward. E) The demand for money curve shifts leftward.