The proponents of adaptive expectations believe that
a. there will be a substantial time lag before people anticipate the effects of a shift to a more expansionary macro-policy.
b. macro-policies that stimulate demand and place upward pressure on the general level of prices will temporarily increase output and employment.
c. discretionary changes in macro-policy can be made in a manner that will reduce the economic ups and downs of a market economy.
d. all of the above are true.
D
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Using the table provided above to construct Lorenz curves representing 1990 and 2011, what do you discover and how is this interpreted?
A) The Lorenz curve for 1990 is further away from the line of equality than the curve for 2011. This means that inequality is decreasing. B) The Lorenz curve for 1990 is further away from the line of equality than the curve for 2011. This means that inequality is increasing. C) The Lorenz curve for 2011 is further away from the line of equality than the curve for 1990. This means that inequality is increasing. D) The Lorenz curve for 2011 is further away from the line of equality than the curve for 1990. This means that inequality is decreasing.
Voters who do not have single-peaked preferences _____
a. prefer outcomes closer to their most preferred outcome to outcomes further away b. do not necessarily prefer outcomes closer to their most preferred outcome to outcomes farther away c. prefer all outcomes the same d. are unable to weigh one outcome against another outcome, regardless of where the outcome is along a one-dimensional continuum