An open-market purchase of bonds by the central bank will:
a. initially lead to an excess supply of both money and bonds.
b. reduce the monetary base.
c. reduce the government’s budget deficit.
d. increase bond prices and reduce the interest rate at the initial level of output.
d. increase bond prices and reduce the interest rate at the initial level of output.
Which country has won the most World Cups?
Brazil
When was Kevin born
1974
This country joined the Allies after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
US
Interphase
cell makes enough for two cells, doubles in size, centrioles form, chromosomes duplicate
For a saver with a zero intertemporal elasticity of substitution, the introduction of IRAs, which increase the after-tax rate of return on saving, will:
a. either increase or decrease saving depending on whether the rate of time preference is small or large.
b. unambiguously increase saving because the increase in the after-tax rate of return has a larger effect than the zero elasticity of substitution.
c. have offsetting income and substitution effects so that saving is unchanged.
d. unambiguously reduce saving because the substitution effect is zero and the income effect increases consumption.
c. have offsetting income and substitution effects so that saving is unchanged.
Which team won the first ever Premier League title?
Manchester United.
What is Kevin's favorite insult
"what an idiot" [proud]
This fascist leader of Italy was known as "Il Duce."
Benito Mussolini
Prophase
nuclear membrane breaks, chromatids pair up in the middle, centrioles move to opposite sides, spindle fibers form
According to the Taylor Rule, a 2-percentage-point increase in the inflation rate would lead the Fed to:
a. reduce the real Federal Funds rate by 2 percentage points.
b. reduce the rate of monetary growth by 2 percentage points.
c. increase the nominal Federal Funds rate by 3 percentage points.
d. conduct open-market purchases of bonds.
c. increase the nominal Federal Funds rate by 3 percentage points.
What is the maximum number of substitutions allowed in a standard FIFA match?
Three (five in some special cases).
when did Kevin graduate college
1996
This U.S. President led the country for most of World War II but died in 1945, just months before its end.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Metaphase
chromatid pairs line up in the center attached to spindle fibers
The standard deviation in a population of incomes is σ = $20,000. To obtain a 95% confidence interval for μ with total width (width = upper endpoint – lower endpoint) less than $500 requires a sample size of about:
a. 5,000
b. 100
c. 50
d. 2,000
e. More than 25,000
e. More than 25,000
Who is the only player to win three European Golden Shoes?
Lionel Messi.
what is the name of Kevin's asian childhood friend
jerry shu
This secret U.S. project developed the atomic bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Manhattan Project
Anaphase
chromatids are pulled apart, now cell has two identical chromosomes
In the very short run, before the J curve takes effect, a real depreciation will:
a. have no effect on net exports measured in terms of the home good.
b. reduce net exports measured in terms of the home good.
c. reduce exports and reduce net exports measured in terms of the home good.
d. reduce exports and increase imports measured in terms of the foreign good.
c. reduce exports and reduce net exports measured in terms of the home good.
Who is known as the “King of Football”
Pelé.
Name 3 diets Kevin has gone on
Paleo, Keto, plant-based
This U.S. naval strategy involved capturing key islands to reach Japan, bypassing heavily fortified enemy positions
Island Hopping
Telophase
two nuclear membranes form around the chromosomes = two nuclei, cell wall starts to form two new cells