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Friedrich Hayek believed that

A
behaviors could be easily predicted.
B
individuals could not influence the economy.
C
the economy is simply explained through behaviors.
D
the economy is too complicated to apply aggregates.
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Why did Friedrich Hayek call expansionary spending dangerous?

A
He felt it could lower the money supply and cause deflation.
B
He felt it could lead to inflation and poor decisions by consumers.
C
He felt it could lead to deflation and poor decisions by consumers.
D
He felt it could lower available credit and cause a drop in prices.
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What are the goals when a government uses expansionary monetary policy? Check all that apply.increasing its money supply to boost the economydecreasing its money supply to slow the economyincreasing its money supply to speed business expansiondecreasing its money supply to curb business expansiondecreasing its interest rates to increase investment spending

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increasing its money supply to boost the economy
B
decreasing its money supply to slow the economy
C
increasing its money supply to speed business expansion
D
decreasing its money supply to curb business expansion
E
decreasing its interest rates to increase investment spending
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Which best summarizes the philosophical difference between economists John Maynard Keynes and Adam Smith?

A
Keynes said government was the key to solving economic issues, while Smith believed government should take a hands-off approach.
B
Smith said government was the key to solving economic issues, while Keynes believed government should take a hands-off approach.
C
Smith believed in an "invisible hand" with which government pushes the economy, while Keynes did not agree with this idea.
D
Keynes believed in an "invisible hand" with which consumers push the economy, while Smith did not agree with this idea.
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The graph shows Keynes's theory of aggregate demand.

Question illustration
A
Prices and output would drop, and the equilibrium point will stay the same.
B
Prices would rise, and output would drop in the short run.
C
Prices and output would rise, and the equilibrium point will change.
D
Prices would rise, and output would drop in the long run.
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Who was known as the "Father of Economics,” whose ideas of free markets inspired classical economic thinkers?

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John Keynes
B
Milton Friedman
C
Friedrich Hayek
D
Adam Smith
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free enterprisegovernment regulationKeynesian economicsmonetary policy

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free enterprise
B
government regulation
C
Keynesian economics
D
monetary policy
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producersconsumersgovernmentprices

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producers
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consumers
C
government
D
prices
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Which economist most likely would have agreed with the US government’s intervention during an economic crisis in 2008?

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Friedrich von Hayek
B
Adam Smith
C
John Maynard Keynes
D
Milton Friedman

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