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.
Ans: D) consultations between the Federal Reserve and the ECB broke down.
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A multiperiod regression forecast h periods into the future based on an AR(p) is computed
A) the same way as the iterated AR forecast. B) by estimating the multiperiod regression Yt = ?0 + ?1Yt-h + ... + ?pYt-p-h+1 + ut, then using the estimated coefficients to compute the forecast h periods in advance. C) by estimating the multiperiod regression Yt = ?0 + ?1Yt-h + ut , then using the estimate coefficients to compute the forecast h period in advance. D) by first computing the one-period ahead forecast, next using that to compute the two-period ahead forecast, and so forth.
Which of the following most accurately states the function of middlemen?
a. Middlemen add to the expense of buyers and sellers without providing any benefit. b. Our economy would work just as well without middlemen since they do not expand the availability of physical goods. c. Middlemen reduce the number of transactions since they increase the buyer's price and reduce the seller's net revenue. d. Middlemen create value by arranging trades and providing information to buyers and sellers.