Critics of Real Business Cycle Analysis Suggest That the Persuasiveness

question 55

Multiple Choice

Critics of real business cycle analysis suggest that the persuasiveness of the model may be limited by the existence of ________.

• A)flexible wages and prices
• B)rising wages
• C)voluntary unemployment
• D)labor hoarding

Understand the motivations and incentives that influence politicians and government officials' behavior within the public choice theory framework.

Explain how the principles that predict behavior in the private sector can also be applied to understand behavior in the public sector.

Contrast the efficiency and characteristics of market allocation with those of political processes.

Identify the impact of government actions on economic efficiency and individual welfare.

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