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第1题
The population of Ectenia is 100 people: 40 work fulltime, 20 work half-time but would prefer to work fulltime, 10 are looking for a job, 10 would like to work but are so discouraged they have given up looking, 10 are not interested in working because they are fulltime students, and 10 are retired. What is the number of unemployed? a. 10 b. 20 c. 30 d. 40
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第2题
Using the numbers in the preceding question, what is the size of Ectenia’s labor force? a. 50 b. 60 c. 70 d. 80
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第3题
The main policy goal of the unemployment insurance system is to reduce the a. search effort of the unemployed. b. income uncertainty that workers face. c. role of unions in wage setting. d. amount of frictional unemployment.
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第4题
According to the most recent data, among workers who are paid at an hourly rate, about _________ percent have jobs that pay at or below the minimum wage. a. 2 b. 5 c. 15 d. 40
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第5题
Unionized workers are paid about _________ percent more than similar nonunion workers. a. 2 b. 5 c. 15 d. 40
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第6题
According to the theory of efficiency wages, a. firms may find it profitable to pay aboveequilibrium wages. b. an excess supply of labor puts downward pressure on wages. c. sectoral shifts are the main source of frictional unemployment. d. right-to-work laws reduce the bargaining power of unions.
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第7题
The classical principle of monetary neutrality states that changes in the money supply do not influence _________ variables and is thought most applicable in the _________ run. a. nominal, short b. nominal, long c. real, short d. real, long
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第8题
According to the quantity theory of money, which variable in the quantity equation is most stable over long periods of time? a. money b. velocity c. price level d. output
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第9题
Hyperinflations occur when the government runs a large budget _________, which the central bank finances with a substantial monetary _________. a. deficit, contraction b. deficit, expansion c. surplus, contraction d. surplus, expansion
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第10题
According to the quantity theory of money and the Fisher effect, if the central bank increases the rate of money growth, a. inflation and the nominal interest rate both increase. b. inflation and the real interest rate both increase. c. the nominal interest rate and the real interest rate both increase. d. inflation, the real interest rate, and the nominal interest rate all increase.
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