Exam 13: Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and Business Cycles
Exam 1: Thinking Like an Economist143 Questions
Exam 2: Comparative Advantage111 Questions
Exam 4: Spending, Income, and GDP141 Questions
Exam 5: Inflation and the Price Level143 Questions
Exam 6: Wages and Unemployment124 Questions
Exam 7: Economic Growth141 Questions
Exam 8: Saving, Capital Formation, and Financial Markets165 Questions
Exam 9: Money, Prices, and the Financial System86 Questions
Exam 10: Short-Term Economic Fluctuations121 Questions
Exam 11: Spending, Output, and Fiscal Policy145 Questions
Exam 12: Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve116 Questions
Exam 13: Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, and Business Cycles101 Questions
Exam 14: Macroeconomic Policy74 Questions
Exam 15: Exchange Rates, International Trade, and Capital Flows129 Questions
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Refer to the figure below.Suppose the economy is initially in equilibrium with output Y2 and inflation rate of 3.An increase in military spending will: 

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Changes in the expected rate of inflation will:
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When the economy is in short-run equilibrium, there will be ______ output gap.
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When using the AD-AS model to understand business cycles, the question, "what are the fundamental causes of business cycles?" can be thought of as the question:
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Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large decrease in government purchases will result in a(n) ______gap in the short run and ____inflation and ____output in the long run.
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The self-correcting tendency of the economy means that falling inflation eventually eliminates:
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Suppose the economy is currently operating at potential output; an expansionary gap may be caused by each of the following except:
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A negative demand shock will shift the ______ curve to the ______.
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Shifts in ______ can push the economy out of long-run equilibrium.
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A sudden change in the normal behavior of inflation, unrelated to the nation's output gap, is called:
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Graphically, short-run equilibrium occurs at the intersection of the aggregate demand curve and:
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For a given inflation rate, if bright prospects for the future of the economy cause businesses to increase spending on new capital, then the ______ shifts _____.
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Refer to the figure below.The current level of GDP in this economy is ______; the potential level of GDP is ______. 

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The AD curve ______ because, holding all else constant, an increase in ______ causes C, IP and NX to fall.
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When the inflation rate increases, PAE ______, which in turn causes Y to ______ because of ______.
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Starting from potential output, if firms become less optimistic and decide to decrease their investment in new capital, then this will shift the ______ curve to the left and generate ______.
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High expected inflation leads to ____ increases in wages and costs and to ____ actual inflation.
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Due to menu costs, many firms in the economy will increase their output:
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