Exam 16: Applying the Basics: Special Topics in Economics

Between 1960 and 1980, the labor force participation rate of women ____. Between 1980 and 2009, the labor force participation rate of women ____.

Among the 23 long-standing members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the highest rates of economic growth during recent decades have been achieved by

Which of the following will most clearly increase the competitiveness among schools and expand the educational options available to students and parents?

Which of the following was a result of the many programs introduced as part of the New Deal?

Economic theory indicates that as a larger share of medical services are paid for by a third party (for example, insurance companies or the government) rather than directly by the consumer,

The National Industrial Recovery Act, passed in 1933, was a New Deal effort to

Which of the following states had the highest incidence of union membership as a percent of all wage and salary workers in 2010?

In 2010, ____ percent of college degrees were earned by women.

List some factors that might make the threat of a strike more effective.

Under the current structure of Medicare, economic theory indicates that the movement of the baby boom generation into the retirement phase of life during the years following 2011 will

Union membership as a percent of the nonagricultural labor force ____ in 1970 to approximately ____ in 2010.

Which of the following is true?

In 2010, the number of workers per Social Security beneficiary was approximately ____; by the year 2030, this figure is expected to ____.

During 1982-1997, stock prices increased substantially. Which of the following helped to boost stock prices during this period?

Economic analysis indicates that growth in the size of government as a share of the economy will

Which of the following will tend to increase the ability of a union to increase the wages of its members?

Which of the following is true?

As the size of government increases as a share of the economy,

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following would be most likely to cause the price/earnings ratio of stocks to rise?