Rising savings rates in emerging countries in the period 2000-2008 are associated with both falling and rising mortgage interest rates in the United States

As a share of total national income, government spending generally has

A) been constant over the last fifty years. B) increased over the last fifty years. C) decreased over the last fifty years. D) increased until ten years ago, and then decreased steadily.

Higher unemployment insurance benefits tend to increase unemployment because they

a. reduce the opportunity cost of job search and, hence, increase the search time. b. increase the opportunity cost of job search and, hence, increase the search time. c. reduce the opportunity cost of job search and, hence, decrease the search time. d. increase the opportunity cost of job search and, hence, decrease the search time.