front 1 John Maynard Keynes took a "hands off", "laissez faire" approach to economics. | back 1 False |
front 2 Despite being a brilliant economist, Keynes was perpetually poor. | back 2 False |
front 3 John Maynard Keynes was acknowledged by his contemporaries to be a brilliant man. | back 3 True |
front 4 According to classical economics, whenever consumers decide to save more, the decreased consumption is offset by increased business investment. | back 4 True |
front 5 Automatic stabilizers such as unemployment insurance and the stock market help counteract economic downturns. | back 5 False |
front 6 According to Keynes, in order to close a $200 billion recessionary gap, it is necessary for the government to spend $200 billion. | back 6 False |
front 7 Keynes scoffed at fluid, flexible wages and prices. He thought workers would refuse to accept lower wages during a recession. | back 7 True |
front 8 The equation for the Keynesian multiplier is 1/(1-MPC). | back 8 True |
front 9 To Keynes, well-intentioned savers (including harmless old ladies), inflict more damage on the economy than any wicked industrialist. | back 9 True |
front 10 While in college, John Maynard Keynes joined a secret society called "The Apostles." The Apostles were known for being both intellectual and arrogant. | back 10 True |
front 11 Keynes thought that recessions were started by a decrease in Aggregate Supply. | back 11 False |