Which of the following countries averaged GDP growth (after adjusting for inflation) of at least 5% per year both from 1990 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2008, and therefore, can be grouped into the fast-growth category?

All of the following help provide the basis for the Fed controlling the real interest rate in the IS-MP model EXCEPT

A) the Fed controls the federal funds rate through open market operations. B) if expected future inflation remains stable, changes in nominal interest rates reflect changes in real interest rates. C) short-term and long-term interest rates tend to move together. D) the Fed's increased use of TIPS in conducting monetary policy.

Research shows programs like unemployment insurance, disability or health insurance, and job training can be effective in fighting:

A. neither transient nor chronic poverty. B. chronic poverty, but not transient poverty. C. both transient and chronic poverty. D. transient poverty, but not chronic poverty.