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Econ Final chapters 15-17

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During a recession the economy experiences

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falling employment and income

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Which of the following is correct?

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Real GDP is the variable most commonly used to measure short-run economic fluctuations. It is almost impossible to predict these fluctuations with much accuracy.

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According to classical macroeconomic theory, changes in the money supply effect

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nominal variables, but not real variables

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The saying "money is a veil" means that

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while nominal variables are the first thing we may observe about an economy, what's important are the real variables and the forces that determine them.

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Which of the following is included in the aggregate demand for goods and services?

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All of the above are correct.

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When the price level falls, the quantity of

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consumption goods demanded and the quantity of net exports demanded both rise.

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The wealth effect, interest rate effect, and exchange rate effect are all explanations for

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The slope of the aggregate demand curve

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If the price level falls, the real value of the dollar

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rises, so people will want to buy more.

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The aggregate quantity of goods and services demanded changes as the price level rises because

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real wealth falls, interest rates rise, and the dollar appreciates.

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When the price level increases, the real value of people's money holdings

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falls, so they buy less.

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In the context of aggregate demand and aggregate supply, the wealth effect refers to the idea that, when the price level decreases, the real wealth of households

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increases, and as a result consumption spending increases. This effect contributes to the downward slope of the aggregate-demand curve.

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Other things the same, an increase in the price level induces people to hold

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more money, so they lend less, and the interest rate rises.

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When the price level falls

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the interest rate falls, so the quantity of goods and services demanded rises.

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In the context of the aggregate demand curve, the interest rate effect refers to the idea that when the price level increases

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Households increase their holdings of money; in turn, interest rates increase, which reduces spending on investment goods.

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When the dollar depreciates, US

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net exports rise, which increases the aggregate quantity of goods and services demanded.

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When the dollar appreciates, US

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net exports fall, which decreases the aggregate quantity of goods and services demanded.

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Suppose a stock market boom makes people feel wealthier. The increase in wealth would cause people to desire

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increased consumption, which shifts the aggregate demand curve to the right.

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Suppose a stock market crash makes feel people poorer. This decrease in wealth would induce people to

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decrease consumption, which shifts aggregate demand left.

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An increase in household saving causes consumption to

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fall, and aggregate demand to decrease.

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When taxes decrease, consumption

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increases as shown by the shift of the aggregate demand curve to the right

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When taxes increase, consumption

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decreases, as shown by a shift of the aggregate demand curve to the left.

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Other things the same, when the government spends more, the initial effect is

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aggregate demand shifts right

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When the money supply increases

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interest rates fall, and so aggregate demand shifts right.

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Which of the following shifts aggregate demand to the right?

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The fed buys bonds in an open market.

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Which of the following would both shift aggregate demand right?

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taxes decrease, and government expenditure increases.

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If speculators lost confidence in foreign economies and so wanted to buy more US bonds

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the dollar would appreciate which would cause aggregate demand to shift left.

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If speculators gained greater confidence in foreign economies so that they wanted to buy more assets of foreign countries and fewer US bonds

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the dollar would depreciate which would cause aggregate demand to shift right.

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The long run aggregate supply curve shifts right if

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All of the above

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Which of the following shifts long run aggregate supply right?

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an increase in either technology or the human capital stock.

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Wages tend to be sticky

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because of contracts, social norms, and notions of fairness.

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The sticky-wage theory of the short run aggregate supply curve says that when the price level is lower than expected

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relative to prices wages are higher and employment falls.

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People had been expecting the price level to be 120 but it turns out to be 122. In response, Robinson Tire Company increases the number of workers it employs. What could explain this?

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both sticky price theory and sticky wage theory

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The misperceptions theory of the short run aggregate supply curve says that if the price level is higher than expected, then some firms believe that the relative price of what they produce has

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increased, so they increase production

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If the price level is higher than expected, firms might raise their production in the short run if

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All of the above are correct

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Monetary policy and fiscal policy influence

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output in the short run only

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Monetary policy is determined by

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The federal reserve and involves changing the money supply

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Fiscal policy is determined by

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The president and Congress and involves changing government spending and taxation

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The goal of monetary policy and fiscal policy is to

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offset shifts in aggregate demand and thereby stabilize the economy

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Liquidity preference refers directly to Keyne's theory concerning

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the effects of changes in money demand and supply on interest rates.

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Liquidity preference theory is most relevant to the

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short run and supposes that the interest rate adjusts to bring money supply and money demand into balance.

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Liquidity refers to

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the ease with which an asset is converted into a medium of exchange

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People are likely to want to hold more money if the interest rate

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decreases, making the opportunity cost of holding money fall.

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When households find themselves holding too much money, they respond by

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purchasing interest earning financial assets and interest rates fall.

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If the Fed increases money supply

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the interest rate decreases, which tends to raise stock prices

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According to the interest rate effect, an increase in the price level will

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increase money demand and interest rates. Investment declines.

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if the federal reserve decided to raise interest rates, it could

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sell bonds to lower the money supply

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if the stock market booms, then

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aggregate demand increases, which the fed could offset by decreasing the money supply.

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if the stock market crashes, then

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aggregate demand decreases, which the fed could offset by purchasing bonds

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suppose that the federal reserve is concerned about the effects of falling stock prices on the economy. What could it do?

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buy bonds to lower the interest rate

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which of the following is an example of an increase in government purchases?

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the government builds new roads.

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the multiplier effect states that there are additional shifts in aggregate demand from fiscal policy, because it

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increases income and thereby increases consumer spending

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The government builds a new water treatment plant. The owner of the company that builds the plant pays her workers. The workers increase their spending. Firms from which the workers buy goods increase their output. This type of effect on spending illustrates

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the multiplier effect

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the government buys new weapons systems. the manufacturers of weapons pay their employees. the employees spend this money on goods and services. the firms from which the employees buy the goods and services pay their employees. this sequence of events illustrates

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the multiplier effect

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which of the following correctly explains the crowding out effect?

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an increase in government expenditures increases the interest rates and so reduces investment spending.

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which of the following is an example of crowding out?

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an increase in government spending increases the interest rates, causing investments to fall.

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Assume the MPC is 0.72. the multiplier is

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3.57

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A reduction in personal income taxes increases aggregate demand through

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an increase in personal consumption.

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if households view a tax cut as temporary, then the tax cut

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has less of an affect on aggregate demand than if households view it as permanent.

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which of the following are effects of an increase in government spending financed by a tax increase

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the tax increase reduces consumption; the change in the interest rate reduces residential construction.

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Monetary policy

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can be implemented quickly, but most of its impact on aggregate demand occurs months after the policy is implemented.

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if businesses and consumers become pessimistic, the federal reserve can attempt to reduce the impact on the price level and real GDP by

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increasing the money supply, which lowers interest rates.

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Suppose that businesses and consumers become much more optimistic about the future of the economy. To stabilize output, the federal reserve could

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sell bonds to raise interest rates.

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Suppose there is an increase in government spending. To stabilize output, the federal reserve would

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decrease the money supply

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suppose households attempt to increase their money holdings. to stabilize output by countering this increase in money demand, the federal reserve would

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increase the money supply

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the price of imported oil rises. if the government wanted to stabilize output, which of the following could it do?

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increase government expenditures or increase money supply

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Critics of stabilization policy argue that

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All of the above are correct

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Critics of stabilization policy argue that

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Policy affects aggregate demand with a lag, and the effects on aggregate demand are long lived.

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Critics of stabilization policy argue that

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the lag problem ends up being a cause of economic fluctuations

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monetary policy affects the economy with a long lag, in part because

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changes in interest rates primarily influence investment spending, and firms make investment plans far in advance.

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the lag problem associated with fiscal policy is due mostly to

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the political system of checks and balances that slows down the process of implementing fiscal policy.

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Automatic stabilizers

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are changes in taxes or government spending that increase aggregate demand without requiring policy makers to act when the economy goes into recession.

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An example of an automatic stabilizer is

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unemployment benefits

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during periods of expansion, automatic stabilizers cause government expenditures

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to fall and taxes to rise

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other things the same, during recessions taxes tend to

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fall. the fall in taxes stimulates aggregate demand.

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in the long run, changes in money supply affect

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prices

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One determinant of the natural unemployment rate is the

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minimum wage rate

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In the long run,

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inflation depends primarily upon the money supply growth rate

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one determinant of the long run average unemployment rate is the

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minimum wage, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon the money supply growth rate.

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a basis for the slope of the short run Philips curve is that when unemployment is high there are

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downward pressures on prices and wages.

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the short run relationship between inflation and unemployment is often called

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the Philips curve

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Economist A.W Philips found a negative correlation between

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wage inflation and unemployment

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the short run Phillips curve shows the combinations of

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unemployment and inflation that arise in the short run as aggregate demand shifts the economy along the short run aggregate supply curve.

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when aggregate demand shifts right along the short run supply curve, unemployment

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falls, so there are upward pressures on wages and prices.