The Great Recession Is Characterized by a Decrease in Aggregate

question 85

Multiple Choice

The Great Recession is characterized by a decrease in aggregate demand.A(n) ________ in ________ would have caused such a decrease.

• A) decrease; consumer sentiment
• B) decrease; income tax rates
• C) increase; international trade
• D) increase; expected income
• E) increase; immigration to the United States

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Definitions:

Portfolio Value

The total market value of all the investments held by an individual or institution, including stocks, bonds, and other securities.

Covered Interest Arbitrage

A strategy involving the conversion of currency into another at current exchange rates, investment in foreign interest-bearing instruments, and the simultaneous hedging of exchange rate risk with a forward contract.

Currency Futures

Standardized contracts to buy or sell a specific currency at a future date and at a predetermined price on the foreign exchange market.

Commodity Futures

Financial contracts obligating the buyer to purchase an asset or the seller to sell an asset, like a physical commodity or a financial instrument, at a predetermined future date and price.