The Significant Increases in Oil Prices During the Late 2000s

question 305

Multiple Choice

The significant increases in oil prices during the late 2000s was an example of

• A) an aggregate demand shock that increased the price level and increased the rate of growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
• B) an aggregate demand shock that reduced the price level and reduced the rate of growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
• C) an aggregate supply shock that increased the price level and reduced the rate of growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
• D) an aggregate supply shock that reduced the price level and increased the rate of growth of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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Definitions:

Taxes on Imports

Financial duties applied to goods brought into one country from another, typically used to protect domestic industries and generate revenue.

Trade Deficit

An economic measure where a country's imports exceed its exports over a certain period, indicating an outflow of domestic currency to foreign markets.

Comparative Advantage

The basis of most international trade, when a country specializes in products that it can supply more efficiently or at a lower cost than it can produce other items.