"D"
US business cycles have become more milder because of the automatic stabilizers and active role of the Fed and government. the answer is "D".
Since the 1950s, O A. U.S. business cycle fluctuations have not changed. B. U.S. business cycle...
Since the 1950s. O A. U.S. business cycle fluctuations have becomes more volatile. OB. U.S. business cycle fluctuations have not changed. O C. U.S. business cycle fluctuations have become milder. OD. the U.S. no longer experiences a business cycle.
In your opinion, have gender roles changed or stayed the same since the 1950s? Explain.
Which statement about U.S. economic growth since 1950 is true? The 1950s and 1960s were particularly good decades for growth, and the benefits of growth were more widely shared than they have been in recent decades. The decade of the 1990s was by far the best for growth, as improvements in information technology greatly increased productivity. Growth of GDP per capita has been remarkably constant over this time; no decade stands out as either better or worse than any other....
1. Business cycles a. are explained mostly by fluctuations in corporate profits.b. no longer are very important due to government policy.c. are fluctuations in real GDP and related variables over time.d. All of the above are correct.
Read Eye on the Business Cycle. What, according to the mainstream theory of the business cycle, is the most common source of recession: a decrease in aggregate demand, a decrease in aggregate supply, or both? Which is the most likely component of aggregate demand to start a recession? How does the aggregate demand multiplier influence a recession? is the most common source of recession. According to the mainstream theory of the business cycle, a decrease in The most likely component...
3. Over the business cycle, investment spending ______ consumption spending. A) is inversely correlated with B) is more volatile than C) has about the same volatility as D) is less volatile than 4. Most economists believe that prices are: A) flexible in the short run but many are sticky in the long run. B) flexible in the long run but many are sticky in the short run. C) sticky in both the short and long runs. D) flexible in both...
Economic globalization has seen O A. a decoupling of the business cycle among many countries OB. how international financial disruptions can be more easily contained O C. financial markets become more integrated over time O D. all of the above O E. none of the above
16) Since 1950, expansions in the United States have become ________, while reces- sions have become ________. a. shorter; longer b. longer; shorter c. shorter; shorter d. longer; longer
1. Key facts about economic fluctuations The following graph approximates business cycles in the United States from the first quarter of 1947 to the third quarter of 1951. The vertical blue bar coincides with periods of 6 or more months of declining real gross domestic product (real GDP). 2170 REAL GDP (Billions of dollars) 1770 1947 1948 1950 1 1951 1949 YEAR Source: "Current-dollar and Real GDP," Bureau of Economics Analysis, last modified May 1, 13, accessed May 15, 13,...
1. Key facts about economic fluctuations The following graph approximates business cycles in the United States from the first quarter of 1955 to the third quarter of 1959. The vertical blue bar coincides with periods of 6 or more months of declining real gross domestic product (real GDP). Notice that real GDP trends upward over time but experiences ups and downs in the short run. A period of declining real GDP, such as the blue-shaded period in 1957, is known...