In the US an Increase in the World Price of Oil

question 123

Multiple Choice

In the US an increase in the world price of oil would likely

• A)decrease unemployment, and the decrease would be greater the more generous unemployment insurance benefits were.
• B)decrease unemployment, but the decrease would be smaller the more generous unemployment insurance benefits were.
• C)increase unemployment, and the increase would be greater the more generous unemployment insurance benefits were.
• D)increase unemployment, but the increase would be smaller the more generous unemployment insurance benefits were.

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