Question 1

A low unemployment rate implies that

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A) job offers are scarce and inflation is high. 
B) job offers are plentiful and wages are high. 
C) jobs are permanent and job offers are plentiful. 
D) jobs are difficult to find,and wages are low. 
A) job offers are scarce and inflation is high. 
B) job offers are plentiful and wages are high. 
C) jobs are permanent and job offers are plentiful. 
D) jobs are difficult to find,and wages are low. B

Question 2

Which of the following contributed to the emergence of hyperinflation in Germany in the early 1920s?

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A) payment of massive war reparations required by the Versailles Peace Treaty 
B) huge budget deficits financed by printing paper money 
C) decreased desire to hold money on the part of the German people 
D) All of the above 
A) payment of massive war reparations required by the Versailles Peace Treaty 
B) huge budget deficits financed by printing paper money 
C) decreased desire to hold money on the part of the German people 
D) All of the above D

Question 3

The "Big Three" concepts of Macroeconomics are

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A) profits,liquidity,and sustainability. 
B) unemployment rate,inflation,and economic growth. 
C) asset rebalancing,markups,and profitability. 
D) federal budget,foreign trade,and quantitative easing. 
A) profits,liquidity,and sustainability. 
B) unemployment rate,inflation,and economic growth. 
C) asset rebalancing,markups,and profitability. 
D) federal budget,foreign trade,and quantitative easing. B

Question 4

Macroeconomics focuses on a certain set of variables called

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A) micros. 
B) marginals. 
C) partials. 
D) balances. 
E) aggregates. 
A) micros. 
B) marginals. 
C) partials. 
D) balances. 
E) aggregates.

Question 5

The inflation rate is the

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A) measure used to calculate the price level. 
B) measure used to calculate the cost of borrowing money. 
C) percentage increase in the average level of prices. 
D) percentage increase in the average level of wages. 
A) measure used to calculate the price level. 
B) measure used to calculate the cost of borrowing money. 
C) percentage increase in the average level of prices. 
D) percentage increase in the average level of wages.

Question 6

Between 1900 and 2007,the ratio of actual to natural real GDP hit its low point in

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A) 1933. 
B) 1904. 
C) 1944. 
D) 1982. 
A) 1933. 
B) 1904. 
C) 1944. 
D) 1982.

Question 7

Economy with no productivity growth is called the

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A) zero-sum society. 
B) zero-growth society. 
C) export-led society. 
D) doomed-to-fail society. 
A) zero-sum society. 
B) zero-growth society. 
C) export-led society. 
D) doomed-to-fail society.

Question 8

Fiscal policy tries to influence target variables by manipulating

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A) money supply. 
B) interest rates. 
C) government expenditures. 
D) All of the above. 
A) money supply. 
B) interest rates. 
C) government expenditures. 
D) All of the above.

Question 9

Prior to 1995 productivity growth in Europe was ________ in the United States.

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A) higher than 
B) lower than 
C) same as 
D) None of the above 
A) higher than 
B) lower than 
C) same as 
D) None of the above

Question 10

Any policy that seeks to influence the level of aggregate demand is called

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A) productivity policy. 
B) stabilization policy. 
C) aggregate policy. 
D) employment policy. 
A) productivity policy. 
B) stabilization policy. 
C) aggregate policy. 
D) employment policy.

Question 11

A rising inflation rate tends to help the following types of people:

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A) retirees and students with savings accounts. 
B) borrowers and homeowners without mortgages. 
C) homeowners with mortgages and students with loans. 
D) landowners and borrowers. 
A) retirees and students with savings accounts. 
B) borrowers and homeowners without mortgages. 
C) homeowners with mortgages and students with loans. 
D) landowners and borrowers.

Question 12

At a business cycle peak,we usually have ________ real Gross Domestic Product.

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A) an all-time high level of 
B) an all-time low level of 
C) an historically average level of 
D) accelerating growth of 
E) the maximum growth rate of 
A) an all-time high level of 
B) an all-time low level of 
C) an historically average level of 
D) accelerating growth of 
E) the maximum growth rate of

Question 13

Inflation tends to redistribute income from

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A) savers to borrowers. 
B) borrowers to savers. 
C) homeowners to landowners. 
D) parents to students. 
A) savers to borrowers. 
B) borrowers to savers. 
C) homeowners to landowners. 
D) parents to students.

Question 14

The average output produced per worker is one way of measuring

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A) inflation. 
B) the interest rate. 
C) employment. 
D) productivity. 
A) inflation. 
B) the interest rate. 
C) employment. 
D) productivity.

Question 15

The period of the business cycle which follows the trough is the

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A) recession. 
B) expansion. 
C) peak. 
D) All of the above may follow the trough. 
A) recession. 
B) expansion. 
C) peak. 
D) All of the above may follow the trough.

Question 16

Much of macroeconomics is concerned with advising governments on ways to ________ business cycles,since it is desirable to ________.

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A) amplify,create the greatest cyclical peaks possible 
B) amplify,create deep recessions to cool down the economy 
C) dampen,avoid both very low troughs and very high peaks 
D) dampen,keep the economy at its maximum productive capacity 
A) amplify,create the greatest cyclical peaks possible 
B) amplify,create deep recessions to cool down the economy 
C) dampen,avoid both very low troughs and very high peaks 
D) dampen,keep the economy at its maximum productive capacity

Question 17

Figure 1-2
  
-When the actual real GDP exceeds the natural real GDP as in Figure 1-2 above,we expect to find that unemployment is

Accepted Answer

A) high and inflation is high. 
B) low and inflation is high. 
C) low and inflation is low. 
D) high and inflation is low. 
A) high and inflation is high. 
B) low and inflation is high. 
C) low and inflation is low. 
D) high and inflation is low.

Question 18

In 1991 the unemployment rate in the United States rose to 7.1 percent.This is ________ the unemployment rate reached in the depths of the Great Depression.

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A) about two percentage points more than 
B) roughly equal to 
C) about three percentage points less than 
D) about half of 
E) less than one-third of 
A) about two percentage points more than 
B) roughly equal to 
C) about three percentage points less than 
D) about half of 
E) less than one-third of

Question 19

Compared to the US,the unemployment rate in Europe was ________ throughout the 1960s and 1970s and ________ after 1980.

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A) higher;lower 
B) lower;higher 
C) lower;remained lower 
D) higher,remained higher 
A) higher;lower 
B) lower;higher 
C) lower;remained lower 
D) higher,remained higher

Question 20

Our business cycle experiences suggest that a macroeconomic policy designed to lower the average rate of inflation will require ________ in actual real GDP and an accompanying ________ in the unemployment rate.

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A) an increase,increase 
B) an increase,decrease 
C) a reduction,increase 
D) a reduction,decrease 
A) an increase,increase 
B) an increase,decrease 
C) a reduction,increase 
D) a reduction,decrease

A low unemployment rate implies that

Which of the following contributed to the emergence of hyperinflation in Germany in the early 1920s?

The "Big Three" concepts of Macroeconomics are

Macroeconomics focuses on a certain set of variables called

The inflation rate is the

Between 1900 and 2007,the ratio of actual to natural real GDP hit its low point in

Economy with no productivity growth is called the

Fiscal policy tries to influence target variables by manipulating

Prior to 1995 productivity growth in Europe was ________ in the United States.

Any policy that seeks to influence the level of aggregate demand is called

A rising inflation rate tends to help the following types of people:

At a business cycle peak,we usually have ________ real Gross Domestic Product.

Inflation tends to redistribute income from

The average output produced per worker is one way of measuring

The period of the business cycle which follows the trough is the

Much of macroeconomics is concerned with advising governments on ways to business cycles,since it is desirable to .

Figure 1-2 -When the actual real GDP exceeds the natural real GDP as in Figure 1-2 above,we expect to find that unemployment is

In 1991 the unemployment rate in the United States rose to 7.1 percent.This is ________ the unemployment rate reached in the depths of the Great Depression.

Compared to the US,the unemployment rate in Europe was throughout the 1960s and 1970s and after 1980.

Our business cycle experiences suggest that a macroeconomic policy designed to lower the average rate of inflation will require in actual real GDP and an accompanying in the unemployment rate.

The Measurement of Income,prices,and Unemployment

Income and Interest Rates: the Keynesian Cross Model and the Is Curve

Strong and Weak Policy Effects in the Is-Lm Model

Financial Markets, financial Regulation, and Economic Instability

The Government Budget, the Government Debt, and the Limitations of Fiscal Policy

International Trade, exchange Rates, and Macroeconomic Policy

Aggregate Demand, aggregate Supply, and the Great Depression

Inflation: Its Causes and Cures

The Goals of Stabilization Policy: Low Inflation and Low Unemployment

The Theory of Economic Growth

The Big Questions of Economic Growth

Money,banks,and the Federal Reserve

The Goals, tools, and Rules of Monetary Policy

The Economics of Consumption Behavior

The Economics of Investment Behavior

New Classical Macro and New Keynesian Macro

Conclusion: Where We Stand

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Exam 1: What Is Macroeconomics

A low unemployment rate implies that

Which of the following contributed to the emergence of hyperinflation in Germany in the early 1920s?

The "Big Three" concepts of Macroeconomics are

Macroeconomics focuses on a certain set of variables called

The inflation rate is the

Between 1900 and 2007,the ratio of actual to natural real GDP hit its low point in

Economy with no productivity growth is called the

Fiscal policy tries to influence target variables by manipulating

Prior to 1995 productivity growth in Europe was ________ in the United States.

Any policy that seeks to influence the level of aggregate demand is called

A rising inflation rate tends to help the following types of people:

At a business cycle peak,we usually have ________ real Gross Domestic Product.

Inflation tends to redistribute income from

The average output produced per worker is one way of measuring

The period of the business cycle which follows the trough is the

Much of macroeconomics is concerned with advising governments on ways to ________ business cycles,since it is desirable to ________.

Figure 1-2 -When the actual real GDP exceeds the natural real GDP as in Figure 1-2 above,we expect to find that unemployment is

In 1991 the unemployment rate in the United States rose to 7.1 percent.This is ________ the unemployment rate reached in the depths of the Great Depression.

Compared to the US,the unemployment rate in Europe was ________ throughout the 1960s and 1970s and ________ after 1980.

Our business cycle experiences suggest that a macroeconomic policy designed to lower the average rate of inflation will require ________ in actual real GDP and an accompanying ________ in the unemployment rate.

The Measurement of Income,prices,and Unemployment

Income and Interest Rates: the Keynesian Cross Model and the Is Curve

Strong and Weak Policy Effects in the Is-Lm Model

Financial Markets, financial Regulation, and Economic Instability

The Government Budget, the Government Debt, and the Limitations of Fiscal Policy

International Trade, exchange Rates, and Macroeconomic Policy

Aggregate Demand, aggregate Supply, and the Great Depression

Inflation: Its Causes and Cures

The Goals of Stabilization Policy: Low Inflation and Low Unemployment

The Theory of Economic Growth

The Big Questions of Economic Growth

Money,banks,and the Federal Reserve

The Goals, tools, and Rules of Monetary Policy

The Economics of Consumption Behavior

The Economics of Investment Behavior

New Classical Macro and New Keynesian Macro

Conclusion: Where We Stand

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Much of macroeconomics is concerned with advising governments on ways to business cycles,since it is desirable to .

Compared to the US,the unemployment rate in Europe was throughout the 1960s and 1970s and after 1980.

Our business cycle experiences suggest that a macroeconomic policy designed to lower the average rate of inflation will require in actual real GDP and an accompanying in the unemployment rate.