Spending on Financial Assets ________ Counted as Part of GDP

question 49

Multiple Choice

Spending on financial assets ________ counted as part of GDP ________.

• A)may be;as long as their value increases
• B)is not;because their purchase is not spending on goods or services
• C)is;because the cash exchanged represents an expenditure
• D)is;as long as their purchase produces income
• E)is not;because interest must be paid on them

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Definitions:

Accountable

Being responsible for one's actions and being able to explain or justify them.

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and self-restraint, often occurring in group settings that foster anonymity.

Social Loafing

This concerns the tendency of people to lower their effort in goal pursuit when in a collective setting as opposed to on an individual basis.

Anonymity

The state of being anonymous, where an individual's personal identity is not known or intentionally concealed.