In her job as a research analyst for a stock brokerage, caroline spends a lot of time at her computer. today her boss told her, "find out everything you can about the textile industry in the philippines," and she immediately sat down and typed a few words into a search engine. soon she had a dossier on the subject, gleaned from her research on the internet. the information caroline acquired in this way is an example of knowledge.

explicit                        

Explanation:

Explicit knowledge: Explicit knowledge is also referred to as expressive knowledge. It is defined as the knowledge that is being willingly articulated, stored, codified, and accessed and can easily be transferred from one person to another. An apprehender's explicit knowledge can be made explicit through the verbal statement.

In the question above, the information Caroline acquired is an example of explicit knowledge.

the act of deciding on matters of the economy. economic decision making is routinely conducted by finance ministers, economic advisors, heads of major central banks and business leaders and can have profound effects on a major economy.

i think it is the third one.