Principles of Economics 2e
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781947172364
Author: Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 20, Problem 9SCQ
Would the following events usually lead to capital deepening? Why or why not?
- A weak economy in which businesses become reluctant to make long-term investments in physical capital.
- A rise in international trade.
- A trend in which many more adults participate in continuing education courses through their employers and at colleges and universities.
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A) The prediction that population growth and growing affluence would outstrip supply would mean rising prices over time due to oil shortages.
B) Both the 1970s and the 2000s oil price hikes were due to the demand curve shifting to the right.
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All of the following will cause a shift in the demand curve for capital EXCEPT:
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the interest rate.
changes in labor prices.
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