In the Mid-To-Late 1990s,changes in the Health Care Industry,substantially Reduced

question 66

Multiple Choice

In the mid-to-late 1990s,changes in the health care industry,substantially reduced health care costs relative to other goods and services.Which of the following is an appropriate description of the mechanism behind this supply shock?

• A)The AS curve likely shifted to the right which likely explains the short-run fall in unemployment.
• B)The ensuing increase in productive capacity led to the rightward shift of the LRAS which is a likely explanation for the protracted decline in the unemployment rate of the 1990s.
• C)A positive output gap would have resulted in the short-run but it was eventually closed by a rightward shift of the LRAS which is a likely explanation for the protracted decline in the inflation rate of the 1990s.
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Scientific Management

An early 20th-century management theory proposing the optimization of labor productivity through scientific studies of work methods and processes.

Frederick Taylor

An American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency and is considered the father of scientific management.

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Weber

Refers to Max Weber, a German sociologist and political economist whose theories significantly contributed to the study of sociology and the analysis of bureaucracy.