Firms that seek to avoid hiring lazy workers that assert they are hardworking are trying to avoid

During the postbellum period of U.S. history,

(a) the U.S. balance of payments experienced a deficit throughout the entire period. (b) manufacturing exports became the top foreign exchange earner. (c) cotton exports continued to be the top foreign exchange earner. (d) the U.S. never borrowed from foreigners.

Business cycles that are triggered by events such as wars, changes in housing construction, or innovation are known as

a. internally induced cycles b. externally induced cycles c. real business cycles d. population cycles e. accelerating cycles