As was demonstrated in 2007, firms in the shadow banking system

A) were very vulnerable to bank runs.
B) were protected from financial ruin by federal deposit insurance.
C) were well insulated from bank runs.
D) were more insulated from the financial crisis than were commercial banks.

Answer: A

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A) decreases; elastic B) decreases; inelastic C) increases; elastic D) increases; inelastic E) does not change; unit elastic

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Compared to countries with less economic freedom, countries with more economic freedom

a. achieve higher per person income levels, but they also have higher poverty rates. b. grow more rapidly, but the income levels of the poor are largely unaffected by the higher growth rates of the freer economies. c. achieve both higher income levels per person and lower rates of poverty. d. grow less rapidly and experience higher poverty rates.

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