With Which of the Following Statements Would a "Real Business

question 94

Multiple Choice

With which of the following statements would a "real business cycle" theorist most closely agree?

• A)"Monetary policies have greatest impact on real GDP when they are anticipated."
• B)"Expansionary monetary policy allows the central bank to control inflation and unemployment simultaneously."
• C)"Wages adjust slowly to changes in inflation as long as expectations are formed rationally."
• D)"Technological shocks to the economy explain deviations of real GDP from its potential level."

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Definitions:

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution of data, often used are the mean, median, and mode.

Median

A statistical measure representing the middle value in a set of data, where half the numbers are above the median and half are below.

Correlation

A measure indicating the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.

Variables

Elements or factors within a study or experiment that can change and potentially affect the outcomes.