This Theory Views Shocks to Tastes (Workers' Willingness to Work,for

question 74

Multiple Choice

This theory views shocks to tastes (workers' willingness to work,for example) and technology (productivity) as the major driving forces behind short-run fluctuations in the business cycle because these shocks lead to substantial short-run fluctuations in the natural rate of output.

• A) The natural rate hypothesis
• B) Hysteresis
• C) Real business cycle theory
• D) The Phillips curve model

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Field Agency

The capacity or power of individuals or groups to act independently and make their own free choices within a social field.

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Principles or regulations established in organizations, businesses, or governments for the purpose of directing and managing operations.

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