"Few If Any Economists Anticipated the Extent of the Inventory

question 45

Multiple Choice

"Few if any economists anticipated the extent of the inventory adjustment... Production cutbacks have been much greater than expected. Those cuts have weakened the industrial sector considerably." As a result of these changes, the U.S. government lowered its estimate of fourth-quarter growth in real GDP. www.businessweek.com 3/12/2007
The article suggests that

• A) planned expenditures exceeded real GDP in 2006.
• B) real GDP exceeded planned expenditures in 2006.
• C) the AE curve shifted upward in 2007.
• D) the AD curve shifted rightward in 2007.

Discuss the phenomenon of homogamy and its reasons and implications in social class reproduction.

Assess how social class influences job opportunities and the nature of work in contemporary society.

Evaluate the interplay between social class and everyday class consciousness in shaping social interactions and personal identity.

Understand the causes, measures, and effects of poverty.

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Inequality

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Inequality

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