Exam 10: Economic Growth, the Financial System, and Business Cycles

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Because of technological change,oil companies like Chevron were able to produce almost twice as much output from refineries in 2016 as in 1950 while using 60 percent fewer workers.This represents ________ in output per worker,which is also known as ________.

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The period of expansion ends with a ________ and the period of recession ends with a ________.

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Which of the following is not one of the key services provided by the financial system?

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The only way the standard of living of the average person in a country can increase is if ________ increases faster than ________.

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If consumers decide to be more frugal and save more out of their income,then this will cause

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Since the 1950s

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The demand for durable goods

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Define the two categories of saving in the economy.

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Technological advances generally result in

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An increase in the real interest rate will decrease consumption and investment.

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Which of the following is most likely to be able to sustain economic growth in an economy?

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An increase in the government budget surplus will shift the ________ curve for loanable funds to the ________ and the equilibrium real interest rate will ________.

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Potential GDP was estimated to grow at a rate of 3.2% from 1949-2017 in the United States.Actual GDP in the U.S.

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A period of expansion in the business cycle ends when

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The key to sustained economic growth is increasing labor productivity.

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What is the name of the organization that defines business cycle peaks and troughs in the United States?

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Figure 10-2 Figure 10-2   -Refer to Figure 10-2.Which of the following is consistent with the graph depicted above? -Refer to Figure 10-2.Which of the following is consistent with the graph depicted above?

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A government budget surplus from reduced government spending (no change in net taxes)will ________ the level of investment in the economy and ________ the level of total saving (private plus public)in the economy.

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In a closed economy,public saving is equal to which of the following? (Y = GDP,C = Consumption,G = Government purchases,T = Taxes,and TR = Transfers)

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There is a government budget surplus if

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