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What does GNI (Gross National Income) account for?
What does GNI (Gross National Income) account for?
- Only income earned from exports
- Only income earned by foreigners
- Only income earned within a country
- All income earned by a country's residents, adjusting for income received from abroad (correct)
What is the formula for the multiplier in a simple two-sector model?
What is the formula for the multiplier in a simple two-sector model?
- k = MPC / (1 - MPC)
- k = 1 - MPC
- k = 1 / MPC
- k = 1 / (1 - MPC) (correct)
What characterizes the contraction phase of a business cycle?
What characterizes the contraction phase of a business cycle?
- Businesses start to slow down production, reduce workforce, and consumer spending decreases (correct)
- Economic indicators such as employment, production, and sales show significant growth
- The economy sees rising consumer demand, increased factory production, and greater capital investments
- The economy enters a recession
What is the peak of a business cycle?
What is the peak of a business cycle?
Which theory explains business cycles due to changes in aggregate demand?
Which theory explains business cycles due to changes in aggregate demand?
What is the purpose of monetary policy?
What is the purpose of monetary policy?
What is the role of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the role of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the main factor influencing business cycles according to Schumpeterian Theory?
What is the main factor influencing business cycles according to Schumpeterian Theory?
What is the lowest point of a business cycle?
What is the lowest point of a business cycle?
What is the purpose of prices in national income accounting?
What is the purpose of prices in national income accounting?
What is the primary goal of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary goal of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What does the Laffer Curve illustrate?
What does the Laffer Curve illustrate?
What is a potential consequence of price controls?
What is a potential consequence of price controls?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is a result of bureaucracy in the public sector?
What is a result of bureaucracy in the public sector?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary purpose of the circular flow model in an open economy?
What is the primary purpose of the circular flow model in an open economy?
Which sector of the economy provides labor and resources?
Which sector of the economy provides labor and resources?
What is the primary function of the financial market?
What is the primary function of the financial market?
What is the term for the movement of goods and services?
What is the term for the movement of goods and services?
What is the primary function of the government in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the government in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
What is the primary function of the foreign sector in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the foreign sector in the circular flow model?
Which market deals in resources like labor and capital?
Which market deals in resources like labor and capital?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What type of economic indicators confirm trends that are already in process?
What type of economic indicators confirm trends that are already in process?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
Why is the public sector essential?
Why is the public sector essential?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the purpose of forecasting business cycles?
What is the purpose of forecasting business cycles?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
What type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
What is the primary objective of forecasting business cycles?
What is the primary objective of forecasting business cycles?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
Why is the public sector essential?
Why is the public sector essential?
What is the primary purpose of the multiplier effect?
What is the primary purpose of the multiplier effect?
What is the name of the model that focuses on household and firm interactions?
What is the name of the model that focuses on household and firm interactions?
What is the phase of a business cycle marked by an increase in economic activities?
What is the phase of a business cycle marked by an increase in economic activities?
What type of factors influence business cycles according to Keynesian Theory?
What type of factors influence business cycles according to Keynesian Theory?
What is the name of the theory that focuses on the role of technological innovation in causing business cycles?
What is the name of the theory that focuses on the role of technological innovation in causing business cycles?
What is the primary goal of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the primary goal of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the purpose of prices in national income accounting?
What is the purpose of prices in national income accounting?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
What is the primary purpose of understanding business cycles?
What is the primary purpose of understanding business cycles?
What is the name of the phase that marks the highest point of economic activity?
What is the name of the phase that marks the highest point of economic activity?
What is the primary role of households in the circular flow model?
What is the primary role of households in the circular flow model?
Which market is responsible for managing the flow of money?
Which market is responsible for managing the flow of money?
What is measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
What is measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
What is the term for the movement of money in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the movement of money in the circular flow model?
Which sector is involved in trade activities, where exports add to the economic flow and imports lead to outflows of currency?
Which sector is involved in trade activities, where exports add to the economic flow and imports lead to outflows of currency?
What is the purpose of the circular flow model in an open economy?
What is the purpose of the circular flow model in an open economy?
What is the primary goal of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary goal of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
Which market deals in consumer goods and services?
Which market deals in consumer goods and services?
What is the main limitation of administered prices?
What is the main limitation of administered prices?
What is the term for the total economic output?
What is the term for the total economic output?
What is a consequence of information failure in the public sector?
What is a consequence of information failure in the public sector?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue illustrated by the Laffer Curve?
What is the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue illustrated by the Laffer Curve?
What is a potential challenge faced by the public sector?
What is a potential challenge faced by the public sector?
What is the primary function of the goods market in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the goods market in the circular flow model?
What is the main difference between real flows and money flows in the circular flow model?
What is the main difference between real flows and money flows in the circular flow model?
Which sector of the economy is responsible for injecting spending into the economy through public services and infrastructure?
Which sector of the economy is responsible for injecting spending into the economy through public services and infrastructure?
What is the primary function of the foreign exchange market in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the foreign exchange market in the circular flow model?
What is the primary purpose of the circular flow model in an open economy?
What is the primary purpose of the circular flow model in an open economy?
Which market deals in resources like labor and capital?
Which market deals in resources like labor and capital?
What is the primary purpose of measuring the economic performance through different metrics, such as GDP?
What is the primary purpose of measuring the economic performance through different metrics, such as GDP?
What is the relationship between the household and firm sectors in the circular flow model?
What is the relationship between the household and firm sectors in the circular flow model?
What is the primary goal of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary goal of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is a potential consequence of administered prices?
What is a potential consequence of administered prices?
What is the main reason for the public sector's failure in South Africa?
What is the main reason for the public sector's failure in South Africa?
What is the Laffer Curve used to illustrate?
What is the Laffer Curve used to illustrate?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is a consequence of bureaucracy in the public sector?
What is a consequence of bureaucracy in the public sector?
What is the main difference between the Two-Sector Model and the Three and Four-Sector Models?
What is the main difference between the Two-Sector Model and the Three and Four-Sector Models?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the expansion phase of a business cycle?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the expansion phase of a business cycle?
What is the primary role of Marginal Propensities to Consume (MPC) in the Multiplier Effect?
What is the primary role of Marginal Propensities to Consume (MPC) in the Multiplier Effect?
Which theory explains business cycles as driven by external shocks and normal market processes?
Which theory explains business cycles as driven by external shocks and normal market processes?
What is the purpose of government policy in relation to business cycles?
What is the purpose of government policy in relation to business cycles?
What is the name of the economic indicator that accounts for all income earned by a country's residents?
What is the name of the economic indicator that accounts for all income earned by a country's residents?
Which phase of a business cycle is marked by a decline in economic indicators?
Which phase of a business cycle is marked by a decline in economic indicators?
What is the primary purpose of the Multiplier Effect in economics?
What is the primary purpose of the Multiplier Effect in economics?
Which type of factors influence business cycles according to Schumpeterian Theory?
Which type of factors influence business cycles according to Schumpeterian Theory?
What is the primary goal of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the primary goal of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the main objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the main objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
Which type of economic indicators move with the economy, indicating the current state of economic affairs?
Which type of economic indicators move with the economy, indicating the current state of economic affairs?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary objective of forecasting business cycles?
What is the primary objective of forecasting business cycles?
What is the primary challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is the primary challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is the purpose of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)?
What is the purpose of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF)?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
Which type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
Which type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
What is the primary challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is a potential outcome of subsidies and taxes if not carefully managed?
What is a potential outcome of subsidies and taxes if not carefully managed?
What is the primary objective of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary objective of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the purpose of categorizing prices into Basic Prices, Factor Cost, and Market Prices?
What is the purpose of categorizing prices into Basic Prices, Factor Cost, and Market Prices?
What is the multiplier effect used to reveal?
What is the multiplier effect used to reveal?
What is a consequence of information failure in the public sector?
What is a consequence of information failure in the public sector?
Which model focuses on household and firm interactions?
Which model focuses on household and firm interactions?
What does the Laffer Curve suggest about the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue?
What does the Laffer Curve suggest about the relationship between tax rates and tax revenue?
What characterizes the expansion phase of a business cycle?
What characterizes the expansion phase of a business cycle?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
Which theory explains business cycles due to changes in aggregate demand?
Which theory explains business cycles due to changes in aggregate demand?
What is the role of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the role of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the purpose of monetary policy?
What is the purpose of monetary policy?
What is the primary goal of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the primary goal of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
Which theory focuses on the role of technological innovation in causing business cycles?
Which theory focuses on the role of technological innovation in causing business cycles?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary purpose of understanding business cycles?
What is the primary purpose of understanding business cycles?
What type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
What type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the trough of a business cycle?
What is the trough of a business cycle?
What is the primary function of the goods market in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the goods market in the circular flow model?
What is the primary objective of the circular flow model in an open economy?
What is the primary objective of the circular flow model in an open economy?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is the primary function of the financial market in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the financial market in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
Why is the public sector essential?
Why is the public sector essential?
What is the primary function of the foreign sector in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the foreign sector in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of households in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of households in the circular flow model?
What is the primary goal of forecasting business cycles?
What is the primary goal of forecasting business cycles?
What is the term for the movement of goods and services in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the movement of goods and services in the circular flow model?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is the primary function of the government in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the government in the circular flow model?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
Which sector in the circular flow model is responsible for injecting spending into the economy through public services and infrastructure?
Which sector in the circular flow model is responsible for injecting spending into the economy through public services and infrastructure?
What type of flows involve the movement of goods and services in the circular flow model?
What type of flows involve the movement of goods and services in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
In the circular flow model, which market deals in resources like labor and capital?
In the circular flow model, which market deals in resources like labor and capital?
What captures the extent to which additional spending can amplify economic activity in the circular flow model?
What captures the extent to which additional spending can amplify economic activity in the circular flow model?
Which sector in the circular flow model provides labor and resources?
Which sector in the circular flow model provides labor and resources?
What manages the flow of money, including savings and investments, via institutions like banks?
What manages the flow of money, including savings and investments, via institutions like banks?
What facilitates trade activities, where exports add to the economic flow and imports lead to outflows of currency?
What facilitates trade activities, where exports add to the economic flow and imports lead to outflows of currency?
Which of the following best describes the focus of the Three and Four-Sector Models in economics?
Which of the following best describes the focus of the Three and Four-Sector Models in economics?
What is the primary distinguishing feature of the contraction phase of a business cycle?
What is the primary distinguishing feature of the contraction phase of a business cycle?
Which theory explains business cycles as driven by external shocks and normal market processes?
Which theory explains business cycles as driven by external shocks and normal market processes?
What is the primary goal of monetary policy in stabilizing economic activity?
What is the primary goal of monetary policy in stabilizing economic activity?
What is the primary role of technological innovation in causing business cycles, according to Schumpeterian Theory?
What is the primary role of technological innovation in causing business cycles, according to Schumpeterian Theory?
What is the primary purpose of prices in national income accounting?
What is the primary purpose of prices in national income accounting?
What is the primary role of government spending in fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the primary role of government spending in fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the primary focus of Keynesian Theory in explaining business cycles?
What is the primary focus of Keynesian Theory in explaining business cycles?
What is the primary limitation of administered prices?
What is the primary limitation of administered prices?
What is the primary reason for government spending on public goods and services?
What is the primary reason for government spending on public goods and services?
What is the primary goal of forecasting business cycles?
What is the primary goal of forecasting business cycles?
What is the main implication of bureaucracy in the public sector?
What is the main implication of bureaucracy in the public sector?
What is the primary challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary objective of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary objective of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary implication of information failure in the public sector?
What is the primary implication of information failure in the public sector?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
Which of the following is a characteristic of supply-side policies?
Which of the following is a characteristic of supply-side policies?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
Which of the following is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
Which of the following is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is the primary objective of forecasting business cycles?
What is the primary objective of forecasting business cycles?
Which of the following is a type of economic indicator that predicts future economic activity?
Which of the following is a type of economic indicator that predicts future economic activity?
What is the primary focus of demand-side policies?
What is the primary focus of demand-side policies?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
Which of the following is a challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
Which of the following is a challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
Which sector of the circular flow model involves trade activities, exporting goods and services, and importing goods and services, leading to inflows and outflows of currency?
Which sector of the circular flow model involves trade activities, exporting goods and services, and importing goods and services, leading to inflows and outflows of currency?
What is the primary function of the financial market in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the financial market in the circular flow model?
What is measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
What is measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
What is the term for the movement of goods and services in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the movement of goods and services in the circular flow model?
Which market facilitates the trade of consumer goods and services?
Which market facilitates the trade of consumer goods and services?
What is the primary function of households in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of households in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the financial transactions that accompany the real flow of goods and services?
What is the term for the financial transactions that accompany the real flow of goods and services?
What is the primary function of the government in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the government in the circular flow model?
Which of the following statements is true about the Marginal Propensities to Consume (MPC) and Save (MPS)?
Which of the following statements is true about the Marginal Propensities to Consume (MPC) and Save (MPS)?
What is the primary objective of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the primary objective of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
Which theory explains business cycles due to external shocks and normal market processes?
Which theory explains business cycles due to external shocks and normal market processes?
What is the primary function of prices in national income accounting?
What is the primary function of prices in national income accounting?
Which sector of the economy provides labor and resources, and receives income?
Which sector of the economy provides labor and resources, and receives income?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
Which phase of the business cycle is marked by a decrease in economic activity?
Which phase of the business cycle is marked by a decrease in economic activity?
What is the primary objective of the multiplier effect?
What is the primary objective of the multiplier effect?
Which type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
Which type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
What is the name of the model that focuses on household and firm interactions, with spending adjustments influenced by the Marginal Propensities to Consume (MPC) and Save (MPS)?
What is the name of the model that focuses on household and firm interactions, with spending adjustments influenced by the Marginal Propensities to Consume (MPC) and Save (MPS)?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary function of monetary policy?
What is the primary function of monetary policy?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
Why is the public sector essential?
Why is the public sector essential?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is the primary focus of forecasting business cycles?
What is the primary focus of forecasting business cycles?
What is the primary objective of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary objective of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa?
What is the potential consequence of price controls in the economy?
What is the potential consequence of price controls in the economy?
What is the primary function of the Laffer Curve?
What is the primary function of the Laffer Curve?
What is the primary consequence of information failure in the public sector?
What is the primary consequence of information failure in the public sector?
What is the primary role of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary role of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary function of households in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of households in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the flow of financial transactions in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the flow of financial transactions in the circular flow model?
Which market facilitates the trading of currencies necessary for international trade?
Which market facilitates the trading of currencies necessary for international trade?
What is the primary function of the government in the circular flow model?
What is the primary function of the government in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
What is the term for the total economic output at market prices?
Which sector of the economy involves trade activities, where exports add to the economic flow and imports lead to outflows of currency?
Which sector of the economy involves trade activities, where exports add to the economic flow and imports lead to outflows of currency?
What is the term for the movement of goods and services in the circular flow model?
What is the term for the movement of goods and services in the circular flow model?
Which market deals with consumer goods and services?
Which market deals with consumer goods and services?
What is a potential consequence of setting administered prices below market equilibrium?
What is a potential consequence of setting administered prices below market equilibrium?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa related to decision-making?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector in South Africa related to decision-making?
What is the primary objective of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the primary objective of directing government spending towards public goods and services?
What is the Laffer Curve primarily used to illustrate?
What is the Laffer Curve primarily used to illustrate?
What is a consequence of excessive bureaucracy in the public sector?
What is a consequence of excessive bureaucracy in the public sector?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary function of the public sector in South Africa?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary objective of the New Economic Paradigm?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What is the primary focus of supply-side policies?
What type of economic indicators confirm trends that are already in process?
What type of economic indicators confirm trends that are already in process?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is the primary function of Provincial Governments?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is a challenge faced by the public sector?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is the primary objective of public sector budgets?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
What is a fiscal policy instrument used to manage economic activity?
What type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
What type of economic indicators predict future economic activity?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
What is a challenge faced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)?
Why is the public sector essential?
Why is the public sector essential?
What is the primary difference between the two-sector model and three/four-sector models?
What is the primary difference between the two-sector model and three/four-sector models?
Which theory suggests that business cycles are driven by external shocks and normal market processes?
Which theory suggests that business cycles are driven by external shocks and normal market processes?
What is the result of initial increases in spending according to the multiplier effect?
What is the result of initial increases in spending according to the multiplier effect?
What is the term for the phase of a business cycle marked by a decrease in economic activities?
What is the term for the phase of a business cycle marked by a decrease in economic activities?
What is the primary goal of monetary policy during booms?
What is the primary goal of monetary policy during booms?
What is the term for the highest point of a business cycle?
What is the term for the highest point of a business cycle?
What is the primary difference between endogenous and exogenous factors influencing business cycles?
What is the primary difference between endogenous and exogenous factors influencing business cycles?
What is the primary goal of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the primary goal of fiscal policy during economic downturns?
What is the name of the theory that proposes business cycles are due to changes in aggregate demand?
What is the name of the theory that proposes business cycles are due to changes in aggregate demand?
What is the term for the lowest point of a business cycle?
What is the term for the lowest point of a business cycle?
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