The Weekend Quiz – February 13-14, 2021

Welcome to The Weekend Quiz. The quiz tests whether you have been paying attention or not to the blog posts that I post. See how you go with the following questions. Your results are only known to you and no records are retained.

Quiz #622

  • 1. National accounting rules dictate that a national government surplus equals a non-government deficit (and vice-versa). If a national government successfully achieves a fiscalsurplus through an austerity program then the private domestic sector must therefore be spending more than it is earning.
    • False
    • True
  • 2. The relentless push by neo-liberals to cut real wages growth has ensured the share of national income going to profits has expanded over the last 30 years in many nations.
    • False
    • True
  • 3. Unemployment can still rise when employment growth keeps pace with labour force growth.
    • False
    • True

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