All of the following describe the market for credit default swaps on mortgage-backed securities in the mid-2000s EXCEPT
A) an increasing number of buyers were speculators.
B) AIG apparently underestimated the risk involved with mortgage-backed securities.
C) the volume of credit default swaps was too low making it difficult to assess their value.
D) payments by buyers were too low relative to risk.
C
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Interest rates in the economy have fallen. How will this affect aggregate demand and equilibrium in the short run?
A) Aggregate demand will rise, the equilibrium price level will rise, and the equilibrium level of GDP will rise. B) Aggregate demand will rise, the equilibrium price level will fall, and the equilibrium level of GDP will rise. C) Aggregate demand will fall, the equilibrium price level will fall, and the equilibrium level of GDP will fall. D) Aggregate demand will fall, the equilibrium price level will rise, and the equilibrium level of GDP will fall.