In 2011, the poverty line for a family of four was about:

The problem of moral hazard helps explain why the International Monetary Fund _______ the Asian countries during their 1997-1998 crisis and _______ Argentina during its 20011-2002 crisis

a. helped; abandoned. b. abandoned; helped. c. helped; helped d. abandoned; abandoned. e. none of the above.

If Ebenezer Scrooge spends rather than saves his vast wealth, he will

A) slow economic growth because he is reducing the amount of funds available for investment. B) slow economic growth because he is increasing the amount of funds available for investment. C) promote economic growth because he is increasing the amount of funds available for investment. D) promote economic growth because he is decreasing the amount of funds available for investment.