Admission to the Euro required in 1997 that a country's government debt not exceed ________ percent of GDP

The imposition of a tax on a good enables the government to

A) raise the price received by sellers of the goods that have been taxed. B) lower the price paid by buyers for the goods that have been taxed. C) create a more efficient economic system. D) take part of consumer and producer surplus as tax revenue when the good is purchased. E) decrease the deadweight loss in this market.

Between 2007 and 2009, the unemployment rate in the U.S.:

A. Fell from 6% to 4.5% B. Rose from 4.7% to 10% C. Rose slightly from 5.5% to 7% D. Remained stagnant at about 7%