Labor contracts that include so-called COLA provisions
A: tend to link money wages to price increases
B: serve to preserve the purchasing power of workers
C: are a common form of wage indexation in many labor markets
D: often tie nominal wages to a specific price index
E: all of the above
A: tend to link money wages to price increases
B: serve to preserve the purchasing power of workers
C: are a common form of wage indexation in many labor markets
D: often tie nominal wages to a specific price index
E: all of the above
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- Both models of aggregate supply presented in Chapter 13 share the<br/>feature that, if the price level is above the expected price level,<br/>then ____ A: nominal wages will fall. B: nominal wages will rise. C: output will be below its natural level. D: output will be above its natural level.
- Because the productivity of labor decreases as the quantity of labor employed increases, A: the quantity of labor a firm demands increases as the real wage rate decreases. B: the quantity of labor a firm demands increases as the money wage rate decreases. C: the labor demand curve shifts right as the real wage rate decreases. D: the aggregate production function shifts upward as the real wage rate decreases.
- Globalization is criticized because it increases the power of _____. A: governments to own enterprises B: unskilled labor to form labor unions C: supranational organizations over nation-states D: nation-states to regulate markets and reduce competition
- The AS-curve is horizontal or very flat if A: additional resources (especially labor) can be hired to produce additional output with little or no increase in existing prices B: wages fall rapidly with an increase in unemployment, reducing spending and income to restore equilibrium C: firms lower wages less than prices to avoid a loss in profit during a recession D: the nominal wage adjustment occurs fairly rapidly E: nominal wages and prices always change proportionally, leaving the real wage rate unchanged
- An increase in government purchases will NOT increase the level of output if A: the AS-curve is totally price elastic B: the price level is fixed C: wages and prices are completely rigid D: wages and prices are completely flexible E: real money balances are not affected