Darryl graduated with honors from college. However, he obtained his outstanding grades by cheating on every final exam with help from his best friend; Darryl actually has the talent of a C student. Nevertheless, he gets a job with a top accounting firm in Boston. The fact that he is hired illustrates a failure of

The housing market crash that accompanied the 2007-2009 recession has had severe negative effects on the U.S. economy. Since December 2008, the target federal funds rate has been 0.0-0.25%

Assuming the Fed keeps the real interest rate constant, a recovery in the housing market would cause the ________, and the output gap would ________. A) MP curve to shift up; become less negative B) MP curve to shift down; become more negative C) IS curve to shift to the left; become more negative D) IS curve to shift to the right; become less negative

The way we know what commodities are relatively scarce or abundant is through

A) transaction costs. B) prices. C) price ceilings. D) price floors.