In some cases, governments use trade and investment policies to keep foreign companies out of their countries. What is the purpose of such policies? A.
to improve living standards
B.
to preserve historic sites
C.
to improve its educational standards
D.
to pursue technological innovation
E.
to protect domestic industries

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.