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D. all of the above.

 

19. Hysteresis is the effect of history on
A. expected inflation.
B. the sacrifice ratio.
C. cyclical inflation.
D. the natural rate of unemployment.

 

32. Hyperinflation usually starts when
A. people start spending too much money.
B. firms demand higher and higher prices for their goods.
C. governments are forced to print money to finance their spending.
D. fiscal deficits are small.

 

10. In the basic endogenous growth model, the production function exhibits
A. decreasing returns.
B. constant returns.
C. increasing returns.
D. none of the above.

 

11. In the basic endogenous growth model, usually called the Y=AK model, as long as the savings rate times the constant A is greater the rate of depreciation, income will grow
A. at an increasing rate.
B. at a decreasing rate.
C. until it reaches its steady state.
D. forever.

12. In the Solow model, savings leads to _______ growth, but in the Y=AK model, savings can lead to _______ growth.
A. negative; eternal
B. temporary; persistent
C. exogenous; endogenous
D. consumption; technological

 

14. In the two sector model presented in Section 8-4, where the sectors consist of manufacturing firms and research universities,
A. only firms use capital as inputs.
B. only universities use knowledge as inputs.
C. both universities and firms use capital and knowledge as inputs.
D. universities use capital and knowledge as inputs.

 

15. In the two sector model, the proportion of labor devoted to research universities determines the
A. steady-state stock of physical capital.
B. marginal product of capital.
C. steady-state savings rate.
D. steady-state growth rate of income.

 

16. In most endogenous growth theories, externalities from firms' research play a crucial role. Economists

agree that research
A. always has beneficial externalities.
B. can exhibit externalities of ambiguous value.
C. usually has negative long-run effects.
D. none of the above.

 

8. If a firm with a constant returns to scale production function pays all factors their marginal products, then
A. economic and accounting profits are both zero.
B. economic profit is zero and accounting profit is positive.
C. economic profit is positive and accounting profit is zero.
D. economic and accounting profit are both positive

 

28. If an individual is to hold lower money balances on average, she must make more frequent trips to the bank to withdraw money. This inconvenience of reducing money holding is called
A. a menu cost.
B. a shoeleather cost.
C. an inflation tax.
D. seignorage.

 

 

5. In the Solow model with technological progress, an increase in the rate of technological change will
A. shift the investment curve upward.
B. shift the investment curve downward.
C. leave the investment curve unchanged.
D. lead to a lower level of consumption at the steady state.

 

6. In a Solow model with population growth and technological progress, the steady state level of consumption is maximized when the steady state marginal product of capital equals the rate of depreciation plus
A. the rate of population growth plus the rate of technological change.
B. the rate of population growth.
C. the rate of technological change.
D. none of the above.



 

1. In the Solow growth model with population growth (n) and technological progress (g), the steady-state growth rate of output per efficiency unit is
A. 0.
B. n.
C. g.
D. n + g.

 

2. In the Solow growth model with population growth (n) and technological progress (g), the steady-state growth rate of output per worker is
A. 0.
B. n.
C. g.
D. n + g.

 

3. In the Solow growth model with population growth (n) and technological Progress (g), the steady-state growth rate of total output is
A. 0.
B. n.
C. g.
D. n + g.

17. If two economies are identical except for their rates of population growth, then the economy with the higher rate of population growth will have
A. higher steady-state output per worker.
B. higher steady-state capital per worker.
C. higher steady-state consumption per worker.
D. lower steady-state output per worker.

18. If two economies are identical except for their rates of population growth, then if both economies are in steady state, the economy with the higher rate of population growth will have a
A. lower rate of growth of total output.
B. higher rate of growth of total output.
C. lower rate of growth of output per person.
D. higher rate of growth of output per person.

 

19. If the population growth rate decreases in an economy described by the Solow growth model, the line representing population growth and depreciation will
A. shift upward.
B. shift downward.
C. stay the same.
D. cross the investment curve at the same point.

20. In the Solow growth model with population growth, the Golden Rule steady state is achieved when the marginal product of capital equals
A. the savings rate.
B. the population growth rate.
C. the population growth rate plus the rate of depreciation.
D. the proportion of output that goes to wages.

 

2. If a production function has two inputs and exhibits constant returns to scale, then doubling both inputs will cause the output to
A. reduce by half.
B. stay the same.
C. double.
D. quadruple.


28. In a closed economy, with total output and taxes fixed, if government spending rises
A. consumption falls.
B. national saving rises.
C. the real interest rate falls.
D. investment falls.

29. In a closed economy with total income fixed, a reduction in taxes will cause consumption
A. to rise and investment to fall.
B. and investment both to rise.
C. to fall and investment to rise.
D. and investment both to fall.

 

4. In the sticky-wage model, output deviates from the natural rate through
A. unexpected changes in the nominal wage.
B. expected changes in the price level.
C. unexpected changes in the price level.
D. expected changes in the real wage.

 

5. In the sticky-wage model, employment is assumed to be determined by the
A. equilibrium between supply and demand for labor.
B. supply of labor.
C. demand for labor.
D. level of the nominal wage.

 

8. In the imperfect-information model, it is assumed that firms
A. can observe both the price of their output and the overall price level.
B. can observe the price of their output but cannot observe the overall price level.
C. cannot observe the price of their output but can observe the overall price level.
D. cannot observe either the price of their own output or the overall price level.

 

9. In the sticky-price model, if the fraction of firms in the economy that set prices in advance rises, then it would be expected that the aggregate supply curve
A. shifts upward.
B. shifts downward.
C. becomes steeper.
D. becomes flatter.

13. If expected inflation rises, the Phillips curve
A. shifts upward.
B. shifts downward.
C. becomes steeper.
D. becomes flatter.

 

16. In the country of Stabilia, the monetary authorities particularly dislike inflation. The current inflation of 5 percent is considered rampant. If the sacrifice ratio in Stabilia is five, the percentage of a year's GDP that has to be forgone to bring inflation down to 1 percent is
A. 0.8 percent.
B. 1.25 percent.
C. 20 percent.
D. 25 percent.

 

32. In a closed economy with output fixed, an increase in government spending matched by an equal increase in taxes will
A. increase consumption.
B. increase the interest rate.
C. increase investment.
D. leave all other variables unchanged.

 

33. In a closed economy with fixed output, an increase in government spending without any change in taxes will lead to a(n)
A. increase in the real interest rate and a decrease in private saving.
B. decrease in the real interest rate and an increase in private saving.
C. decrease in the real interest rate and no change in private saving.
D. increase in the real interest rate and no change in private saving.

 

 

34. In the simple macroeconomic model of Chapter 3, a decrease in taxes will shift the
A. investment demand curve to the left.
B. investment demand curve to the right.
C. savings curve to the left.
D. savings curve to the right.

 

8. If the Fed reduces the supply of money, the
A. AS curve shifts outward.
B. AS curve shifts inward.
C. AD curve shifts outward.
D. AD curve shifts inward.

10. In the short run, if prices are fixed, the aggregate supply curve is
A. vertical.
B. upward sloping.
C. horizontal.
D. downward sloping.

 

36. In the full model of the economy presented in chapter 3, the variable that adjusts to equilibrate the supply and demand for goods and services is
A. government spending.
B. consumption.
C. taxes.
D. the real interest rate.

 

16 If the nominal exchange rate is $1 equals 150 Japanese yen, and a Big Mac costs $2 in the U.S. and 300 yen in Japan, then the real exchange rate of U.S. Big Macs for Japanese Big Macs is
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 150.
D. 300.

10. If investment becomes less sensitive to the interest rate, then the
A. LM curve becomes steeper.
B. LM curve becomes flatter.
C. IS curve becomes steeper.
D. IS curve becomes flatter.

 

11. If the marginal propensity to consume is large, then the
A. LM curve is relatively steep.
B. LM curve is relatively flat.
C. IS curve is relatively steep.
D. IS curve is relatively flat.

 

18. In the early 1980's the Federal Reserve, under Paul Volcker, began a period of tight money aimed at reducing inflation. Under this policy, nominal interest rates were:
A. higher in the short run and higher in the long run.
B. higher in the short run and lower in the long run.
C. lower in the short run and higher in the long run.
D. lower in the short run and lower in the long run.

 

19. In the quantity theory interpretation of the LM curve, the LM curve slopes up because
A. a higher inflation rate implies a higher interest rate.
B. velocity depends on the interest rate.
C. when income rises, a higher interest rate is necessary to equilibrate the money market.
D. for a given price level, the supply of money determines the level of income.
20. If the central bank increased the supply of real money balances, then the LM curve would
A. become steeper.
B. become flatter.
C. shift inward.
D. shift outward.

21. If money demand became more sensitive to the level of income, the LM curve would
A. become steeper.
B. become flatter.
C. shift inward.
D. shift outward.

 

3. In the Keynesian cross model of Chapter 10, if the interest rate is constant and the MPC is 0.7, then the government purchases multiplier is
A. 0.3.
B. 0.7.
C. 1.4.
D. 3.3.

 

4. In the Keynesian cross model of Chapter 10, if the interest rate is constant, the MPC is 0.6, and taxes are increased by $100, by how much does income change?
A. It increases by $150.
B. It decreases by $150.
C. It increases by $166.
D. It decreases by $166.

 

1. In "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money," John Maynard Keynes proposed that the Great Depression was caused by
A. government budget deficits.
B. low aggregate demand.
C. saving rates that were too low.
D. inept monetary policy.

 

17 If a country's real exchange rate falls (depreciates), then
A. net exports rise.
B. net exports fall.
C. exports and imports rise by the same amount.
D. exports and imports fall by the same amount.

19 In the model of Chapter 5, if the government prevented the import of foreign cars, then, in the resulting equilibrium, net exports would
A. rise because fewer cars would be imported.
B. remain constant because saving and investment would not change.
C. fall because the real exchange rate would rise.
D. rise because the real exchange rate would fall.

6. If the capital stock is above the steady-state level, then investment
A. is smaller than depreciation.
B. is larger than depreciation.
C. is equal to depreciation.
D. could be higher than, lower than, or equal to depreciation.

 

7. If an economy is initially in a steady state and it experiences an increase in its saving rate, then the steady-state capital stock will
A. fall.
B. stay the same.
C. rise.
D. rise only if depreciation also rises.

 

3. In the Solow model, the depreciation rate represents the
A. fraction of income taken by taxes.
B. difference between the nominal and real interest rates.
C. inflation rate.
D. fraction of the capital stock that wears out each year.

20 If the United States has an inflation rate of 10 percent, Great Britain has an inflation rate of 12 percent, and the United States dollar has a nominal appreciation against the British pound of 3 percent, then the real appreciation of the United States dollar against the British pound is
A. 1 percent.
B. 13 percent.
C. 15 percent.
D. 25 percent.

 

3. If the supplies of capital and labor are fixed and technology is unchanging, then real output is
A. fixed.
B. determined by demand.
C. uncertain.
D. subject to wide fluctuations.


4. If a production function has the property of diminishing marginal product, then doubling
A. all of the inputs will less than double the output.
B. all of the inputs will double the output.
C. all of the inputs will more than double the output.
D. one of the inputs will reduce its marginal product.

1. If the rate of unemployment is neither rising nor falling, then the number of people finding jobs must equal the number of people
A. unemployed.
B. losing or leaving jobs.
C. looking for jobs.
D. leaving the labor force.

2. If the rate of job finding rises, the natural rate of unemployment will
A. remain constant.
B. increase.
C. decrease.
D. rise or decline, depending on the rate of job separation.

 

7. In which case is total expenditure in an economy not equal to total income?

A. if total saving is larger than total investment

B. if net exports are not zero

C. if inventory investment is negative


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