Business cycles in the United States after World War II have been
a. more severe than before the war.
b. less severe than before the war.
c. the same as the pre-war cycles.
d. easier to predict than the pre-war cycles.
b
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A nation's standard of living: a. will increase substantially over time even for a small increase in the growth rate. b. will increase by the same amount as the increase in the growth rate
c. will decrease substantially over time even for a small increase in the growth rate. d. will increase less than the amount of the increase in the growth rate.
The crowding-out effect refers to the tendency of
a. the additional borrowing accompanying larger budget deficits to increase interest rates and reduce private spending. b. higher future taxes accompanying budget deficits to reduce private consumption. c. the inflation rate to rise when the unemployment rate is low. d. increases in private savings to reduce interest rates and, thereby, crowd-out government expenditures.