Unit 5
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country X's economy is in an inflationary gap. Which of the following combinations of fiscal and monetary policy actions would be most effective to restore full employment in the short run? | An increase in income taxes and an increase in the central bank’s administered interest rates
🗑
|
||||
| An economy with limited reserves in its banking system is in short-run equilibrium as illustrated in the graph provided. Which of the following combinations of policy actions would definitely move the economy toward long-run equilibrium? | A decrease in income taxes and a central bank bond purchase
🗑
|
||||
| A decrease in the policy rate accompanied by a decrease in income taxes will result in which of the following in the short run? | A decrease in unemployment
🗑
|
||||
| An increase in the expected inflation rate will cause which of the following? | A rightward shift in the short-run Phillips curve
🗑
|
||||
| Suppose that an economy with flexible wages and prices is in long-run equilibrium when the central bank contracts the money supply. What is the long-run effect on real output in the economy? | Real output is unchanged.
🗑
|
||||
| Assume an economy is in long-run equilibrium and the central bank engages in an expansionary monetary policy for a prolonged time period. If the velocity of money is constant, which of the following is true according to the quantity theory of money? | Price level will increase at the same rate as the money supply.
🗑
|
||||
| Nominal GDP is $25m, the price level is 1.25, and the money supply is $10m. What is real GDP and the velocity of money? | Real GDP is $20m, and the velocity of money is 2.5
🗑
|
||||
| If tax revenues are less than the total of government spending plus government transfer payments, which of the following will happen | National debt will increase
🗑
|
||||
| Which of the following describes a surplus in the government budget? | Tax revenues exceed government purchases plus transfer payments.
🗑
|
||||
| Assume policy makers increased spending and cut taxes to stimulate the economy. If the government’s budget was initially in balance, which of the following will occur? | There will be a budget deficit, real interest rates will increase, and investment spending will be crowded out.
🗑
|
||||
| Which of the following will most likely occur if a country’s government is continuously borrowing to finance its spending without changing taxes? | Private investment in plant and equipment will decrease, resulting in a lower rate of economic growth in the long run.
🗑
|
||||
| Which of the following terms describes the adverse effect that results when private sector investment spending competes with government deficit financing? | crowding out
🗑
|
||||
| Which of the following changes is most likely to cause economic growth? | increase in human capital
🗑
|
||||
| Steady advances in technological development will result in which of the following? | The long-run aggregate supply curve will shift to the right, resulting in a higher full employment level of output.
🗑
|
||||
| How will a nation’s production possibilities curve and long-run aggregate supply curve change as a result of an increase in both the labor force and productivity? | LRAS shift to the right, PPC shift outward
🗑
|
||||
| If economic growth through investment in the economy's infrastructure is desirable, which of the following policies will most likely achieve this objective? | Granting tax credits for businesses in the construction sector
🗑
|
||||
| a country's government increases allowable deduction for individual retirement accounts per person. all other influences constant, how would this action affect country’s loanable funds market, PPC, and its long-run aggregate supply curve? | Private savings would increase and real interest rates would decrease in the loanable funds market, the nation’s production possibilities curve would shift outward, and its
curve would shift to the right.
🗑
|
||||
| Which of the following policies will most likely promote long-run economic growth? | Increasing funding for research and development
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
brabshar000