In long-run equilibrium with trade, losses from import competition will force some firms to ______________, increasing demand for the remaining firms' output, which will then cause their demand curves to become ______________, due to the increased variety of products from _______________.
a. raise prices; steeper; new firms entering the industry
b. leave the industry; flatter; foreign firms
c. lower prices; more inelastic; new firms entering the industry
d. lay off workers; more elastic; the research and development departments in firms
Ans: b. leave the industry; flatter; foreign firms
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A) reassure financial markets and promote financial market stability. B) stabilize prices and reduce the growing inflation rate. C) eliminate structural unemployment to lower the unemployment rate. D) attract foreign investment and stabilize interest rates.
In the Monetarist model,
a. monetary policy and not fiscal policy is the prime factor in aggregate demand movements. b. money demand is more volatile than in the Keynesian model. c. expectations are correct on average. d. aggregate supply is not the primary source of business cycles. e. both a and b.