In the late 1980s, Canada embarked on an ambitious policy of reducing inflation to zero. Inflation did come down, while the unemployment rate ________, which ________ the U.S. disinflation experience of the 1980s

You value your economics textbook at $10. Someone else values it at $25, and that person is willing to pay you $20 for your textbook. Would selling your textbook to this person for $20 be Pareto efficient?

A. No, the person paid you $20 for the book so his net benefit was only $5, whereas your net benefit was $10. For this change to be Pareto efficient, each of you should have the same net benefit. B. Yes, because even though you gain from the trade and he loses, there is the potential for you to compensate him for his loss. C. No, because you did not receive the maximum amount the other person would have been willing to pay for the textbook. D. Yes, because both of you are better off as a result of the trade.

As an economy recovers from a recession, the observed level of labor productivity tends to decline. Why?

A) The total product remains the same during the recovery, but the number of workers declines. B) The total product increases during the recovery, but the number of workers declines. C) The marginal product of labor declines as new workers enter the expanding work force. D) The marginal product of labor increases at a slower rate than the decline in employment.