1. Stock market fluctuations
a.
often go hand in hand with fluctuations in the economy more broadly.
b.
rarely have anything to do with fluctuations in the economy more broadly.
c.
have few, if any, macroeconomic implications.
d.
are attributable to the widespread belief that the efficient markets hypothesis is correct.
2. Economists disagree as to whether
a.
the stock price of a company should reflect the company’s expected profitability.
b.
the basic tools of finance reflect valid ideas.
c.
stock prices reflect rational estimates of a company’s true worth.
d.
there is any relationship between stock market fluctuations and fluctuations in the economy more broadly.