Exam 27: The IS Curve

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In the Keynesian cross diagram,an increase in investment spending because companies become more optimistic about investment profitability causes the aggregate demand function to shift ________,the equilibrium level of aggregate output to rise,and the IS curve to shift to the ________,everything else held constant.

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A fall in inventories is synonymous with ________ investment.

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In the Keynesian model of income determination,consumer expenditure includes spending by

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Keynes believed that changes in autonomous spending were dominated by unstable fluctuations in ________,which are influenced by emotional waves of optimism and pessimism-factors he referred to as "animal spirits."

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A decrease in autonomous planned investment spending,other things equal,shifts the ________ curve to the ________.

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Assume that autonomous consumption equals $200 and that the mpc equals 0.8.If disposable income equals $1000,then total consumption equals

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Planned investment spending is higher

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When the level of unplanned inventory investment is equal to zero,the economy is

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A decline in taxes ________ consumer expenditure and shifts the ________ curve to the ________,everything else held constant.

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A shift in tastes toward American goods ________ net exports in the U.S.and causes the IS curve to shift to the ________ in the U.S. ,everything else held constant.

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In the Keynesian cross diagram,a decrease in investment spending because companies become more pessimistic about investment profitability causes the aggregate demand function to shift down,the equilibrium level of aggregate output to ________,and the IS curve to shift to the ________,everything else held constant.

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A tax cut initially

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In the Keynesian framework,as long as output is below the equilibrium level,unplanned inventory investment will remain ________ and firms will continue to ________ production.

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In the Keynesian cross diagram,a decline in autonomous consumer expenditure causes the aggregate demand function to shift ________,the equilibrium level of aggregate output to fall,and the IS curve to shift to the ________,everything else held constant.

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The ________ describes points for which the goods market is in equilibrium.

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Assume equilibrium at full employment for an economy characterized by the simple Keynesian model.If the government raises taxes to eliminate a budget deficit,then

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The negative relation between investment spending and the interest rate is what gives the ________ curve its ________ slope.

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Everything else held constant,if aggregate output is to the left of the IS curve,then there is an excess ________ of goods which will cause aggregate output to ________.

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In the Keynesian framework,as long as output is ________ the equilibrium level,unplanned inventory investment will remain negative and firms will continue to ________ production.

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If the consumption function is C = 20 + 0.5YD,then an increase in disposable income by $100 will result in an increase in consumer expenditure by

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