Suppose there is an oil supply shock to the U.S. economy due to ...

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Suppose there is an oil supply shock to the U.S. economy due to an embargo by major oil producing nations. According to the real business cycle theory, the supply shock will, other things being equal
 
  A) cause economy-wide deflation.
  B) cause real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to decline both in the short run and in the long run.
  C) push the economy into an expansionary phase of the business cycle.
  D) push real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) upward in the short run but downward in the long run.

Question 2

Which of the following economists first coined the concept of creative destruction?
 
  A) Adam Smith B) Malthus
  C) Joseph Schumpeter D) Paul Krugman

[Gabe]

Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C