Assuming the market of soda has a regular downward sloping demand curve and upward sloping supply curve, the tax will ________ the price paid by buyers and ________ the price received by sellers

Economic growth is slow or absent in some economies because those lack

A) political freedom. B) democracy. C) a strong government. D) cultural freedom. E) economic freedom.

The Federal Reserve will engage in a repurchase agreement when it wants to ________ reserves ________ in the banking system

A) increase; permanently B) increase; temporarily C) decrease; temporarily D) decrease; permanently