Your Roommate Argues That He Can Think of No Better

question 261

Multiple Choice

Your roommate argues that he can think of no better situation than living in a deflationary economy,as prices of goods and services would continuously fall.You disagree and argue that during a deflation,people can be made worse off because

• A)the purchasing power of people's incomes would increase.
• B)the purchasing power of the currency would decrease.
• C)the value of the real interest rate will drop below the nominal interest rate.
• D)borrowers will have to pay increasing amounts in real terms over time.

Analyze the economic consequences of imposing tariffs and their impact on trade quantities.

Appreciate the complexities involved in ticket scalping and its relation to market prices.

Understand how government interventions, such as subsidies and taxes, influence market outcomes.

Understand the concept of selective attention and its impact on perception.

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Definitions:

CDOs

Abbreviation for Collateralized Debt Obligations, a type of structured asset-backed security with multiple tranches.

Securities

Financial instruments that represent an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership such as options.

Negative Amortization

A situation in a loan where the monthly payments are not enough to cover the interest costs, causing the loan balance to increase rather than decrease over time.

Commission

A service fee charged by a broker or agent for facilitating transactions, such as in stocks or real estate.