Natural Rate of Unemployment and the 'Gig' Economy Quiz

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What is a potential effect of higher interest rates on savers?

  • Increase in saving
  • Decrease in spending
  • Increase in spending (correct)
  • Decrease in saving

How might higher interest rates influence the exchange rate?

  • Increase imports
  • No effect on the exchange rate
  • Encourage capital inflows (correct)
  • Lead to depreciation

What could be a consequence of lower demand in the economy?

  • Decrease in unemployment
  • Higher government spending
  • Increase in government tax income
  • Higher unemployment (correct)

How might low investment impact future economic growth?

<p>Lead to a decline in economic growth prospects (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could result from the corporate sector losing confidence in the economy?

<p>Pessimism about the economy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might demands for higher wages increase in an environment of rising mortgage payments?

<p>To cover higher costs of living (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does an appreciation in the exchange rate affect imports?

<p>Makes imports more expensive (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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