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21)The lowest rate of unemployment that does not create inflationary pressure is called the NAIRU: Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment.
22) The Marxian view of the business cycle is that economic fluctuations occur because capitalism must increase the rate of exploitation of workers in order to increase profits.
23) The quantity theory of money is expressed as money * velocity = price * Real output
24)Line 1 in the graph represents a minimum wage above the market wage rate.
25)In the given diagram of business cycle, point C is a trough.
(21) The lowest rate of unemployment that does not create inflationary pressure is called the NERU:...
If the Bank of Canada were to miscalculate the NAIRU (non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment) as being 10% when in fact it was 12%, it might cause O A. consumers to spend more than they intended, because the Bank of Canada misled them about the unemployment rate. O B. a reduction in the natural rate of unemployment, because it would be allowing inflation to occur. O c. a one-time reduction in unemployment, because of a one-time increase in the money...
Inflationary pressure in the AS-AD model can be shown as a leftward shift of the AD curve when the economy is already producing at its potential GDP. supply shock that shifts the AS to the right. rightward shift of the AD curve when the economy is already producing at its potential GDP. Typically, if consumer and business confidence is high then ________ and if consumer and business confidence is low then ________. AD shifts to the left; AD shifts to...
Consider an economy with an inflationary gap. The advantage of using a contractionary fiscal policy rather than allowing the economy's natural adjustment mechanism to operate is that O A private sector expenditures increase on their own, the policy will stabilize real GDP. OB. It will shorten what might otherwise be a long recession OC. will reduce the inflationary pressure on prices that would otherwise ocur. OD. It wil dose the output gap. Click to select your answer MacBook Air Assume...
6. (Problem 6) An economy is facing the inflationary gap shown in the accompanying diagram. Aggregate price level LRAS SRAS Real GDP Potential —YpY output To eliminate the gap, should the central bank use expansionary or contractionary monetary policy? How will the interest rate, investment spending, consumer spending, real GDP, and the aggregate price level change as monetary policy closes the inflationary gap? The central bank can use contractionary monetary policy. The interest rate will rise, which would encourage a...
Question 83 (Mandatory) (1 point) Which term refers to the rate of unemployment that occurs when the economy is producing its potential GDP? a) the natural rate of unemployment b) cyclical unemployment c) structural unemployment d) the normal rate of unemployment Question 84 (Mandatory) (1 point) Exhibit 14-3 Price level Potential output LRAS SRAS AD Real GDP Refer to the graph in the exhibit. In this situation, how could the Bank of Canada return the economy to potential output? a)...
(16) Which of the following pairs of economic concepts are usually associated with each other? Stagflation and cost-push inflation Stagflation and demand-pull inflation Economic expansion and cost-push inflation Stagflation and the wage-price spiral (17) The Y variable in the formula for the quantity theory of money stands for the total output of the economy. the price level. the money supply. the equilibrium intersection of supply and demand. (18) A price index in one year...
l 6. Monetary policy and the problem of inflationary and recessionary gaps On the following graph, the economy is producing at point A (grey star symbol), which corresponds to the intersection of the AD, and SRAS curves. The Federal Reserve ("the Fed") is considering whether to intervene in an effort to bring the economy back to its potential. ? LRAS SRAS, 165 160 No Intervention SRAS2 155 150 If Fed Intervenes PRICE LEVEL 145 140 AD2 135 ADA 130 125...
Consider an economy with a natural unemployment rate, u, of 4%. The expectations-augmented Phillips curve is Assume that Okun's Law holds so that a 1 percentage point increase in the unemployment rate maintained for one year reduces GDP by 2% of full employment output. Note: Okun's Law can be expressed as: 2( u-u) a. Consider a two-year disinflation. In the first year actual inflation, π' is 14% and expected inflation, π.s 18%. What is the first year unemployment rate? %...
If at some specific interest rate the quantity of money demanded is less than the quantity of money supplied, people will desire to buy interest-earning assets causing the interest rate to decrease. Select one: True False In recent years, the Fed has conducted policy by setting a target for the federal funds rate. Select one: True False A decrease in taxes is an expansionary fiscal policy designed to increase aggregate demand and reduce unemployment. Select one: True False If aggregate...
1) The Economy cannot be considered fully employed unless the measured unemployment rate is below 1%. Agree or disagree and explain your answer in a paragraph. What is the current actual u - rate for the US economy as of Sep 2019 Data for 2019 ? Is this unemploymen t rate bel ow or above or equal to u - rate at full employment (usually called natural rate of unemployment or NAIRU)? 2) A) Why would you expect the inflation...