Which of the following will be most likely to dampen the expansionary effects of an increase in government spending financed by borrowing?

a. The additional borrowing will cause the central bank to buy more bonds, which will reduce aggregate demand.
b. The increase in demand for loanable funds as the result of borrowing will cause interest rates to rise and private investment to fall.
c. The increase in government spending will cause the money supply to expand, thereby causing an inflationary boom.
d. The budget deficit will cause business decision makers to become more optimistic.

Explain both sides of shays rebellion. include perspectives of the political leaders of the rebellion.

Chen's research team randomly assigned some newborns and their mothers either to a breastfeeding promotion group (where breastfeeding was encouraged, but not required) or to a normal pediatric care group (where breastfeeding was neither encouraged nor discouraged). which research method did they use?

Cooperation among oligopolies runs counter to the public interest because it leads to underproduction and high prices. in an effort to bring resource allocation closer to the social optimum, public officials attempt to force oligopolies to compete instead of cooperating. consider the following scenario: suppose that the presidents of two auto manufacturing companies exchange text messages in which they discuss jointly raising prices on their new lines of hybrid suvs. this illegal communication would violate which of the following laws? the sherman antitrust act of 1890 the robinson–patman act of 1936 the celler–kefauver act of 1950 the clayton act of 1914