Exam 2: Measuring the Macroeconomy
Exam 1: Introduction to Macroeconomics35 Questions
Exam 2: Measuring the Macroeconomy111 Questions
Exam 3: An Overview of Long-Run Economic Growth106 Questions
Exam 4: A Model of Production128 Questions
Exam 5: The Solow Growth Model125 Questions
Exam 6: Growth and Ideas114 Questions
Exam 7: The Labor Market, Wages, and Unemployment114 Questions
Exam 8: Inflation111 Questions
Exam 9: An Introduction to the Short Run105 Questions
Exam 10: The Great Recession: a First Look104 Questions
Exam 11: The Is Curve122 Questions
Exam 12: Monetary Policy and the Phillips Curve132 Questions
Exam 13: Stabilization Policy and the Asad Framework109 Questions
Exam 14: The Great Recession and the Short-Run Model104 Questions
Exam 15: Dsge Models: the Frontier of Business Cycle Research114 Questions
Exam 16: Consumption104 Questions
Exam 17: Investment111 Questions
Exam 18: The Government and the Macroeconomy115 Questions
Exam 19: International Trade103 Questions
Exam 20: Exchange Rates and International Finance129 Questions
Exam 21: Parting Thoughts35 Questions
Select questions type
According to the expenditure approach, if Y is GDP, C is consumption, I is investment, G is government purchases, and NX is net exports, the national income identity can be written as:
(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(30)
The National Income and Product Accounts provides a system for:
(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(47)
By how much does the current GDP rise in the following scenario? A real estate agent sells a house for $250,000 that the previous owners had purchased 10 years earlier for $90,000. The real estate agent earns a commission of $10,000.
(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(34)
Refer to the following table when answering .
In this economy, only two goods are produced: video games and pistachios.
Table 2.3: National Income Accounting
2017 2018 Quantity of pistachios 1,000 1,100 Quantity of video games 500 500 Price of pistachios \ 1.00 \ 1.50 Price of video games \ 15.00 \ 14.75
-Consider Table 2.3. Using the Paasche index, real GDP in 2017 is:
(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(36)
Identify which of the following goods are part of the current year's U.S. GDP and which are considered current year's U.S. GNP; explain. (Note: Ford is a company owned by U.S. citizens and Toyota is a company owned by Japanese citizens.)
(a) a Ford produced in Mexico
(b) a Toyota produced in California
(c) a meal you make for a dinner party
(d) an American-made vintage T-shirt from Led Zeppelin's 1971 North American tour you bought online last week
(Essay)
4.9/5
(32)
Refer to the following table when answering .
In this economy, only two goods are produced: video games and pistachios.
Table 2.3: National Income Accounting
2017 2018 Quantity of pistachios 1,000 1,100 Quantity of video games 500 500 Price of pistachios \ 1.00 \ 1.50 Price of video games \ 15.00 \ 14.75
-Consider Table 2.3. Using the Laspeyres index, the percent change in nominal GDP was about:
(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(31)
U.S. expenditure shares by households, firms, and the government have been relatively ________ except during ________.
(Multiple Choice)
4.7/5
(41)
Nominal GDP is given by ________, where the price level is the ________.
(Multiple Choice)
5.0/5
(40)
If the nominal GDP rises by 6 percent and the real GDP rises by 3 percent, then the price level ________ by ________.
(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(38)
According to the expenditure approach, if Y is GDP, C is consumption, I is investment, G is government purchases, and NX is net exports, the national income identity can be written as:
(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(40)
You are a staff economist for your local bank and the bank manager claims that in 2012 the Chinese economy was bigger than in the United States. To prove him wrong you decide to put your economics training to work for you and decide to show him China's GDP in U.S. dollars, and to show him how smart you are, you also decide to calculate PPP GDP in China and compare that to the United States as well. You have the following data: In 2012, China's nominal GDP was CY 51.932 trillion (CY = Chinese yuan); the yuan-dollar exchange rate was CY 6.31/$1; nominal GDP in the United States was $15.685 trillion; the price level in the United States was 1.00 and the price level in China was 0.60. How big is China's economy?
(Essay)
4.7/5
(40)
Refer to the following table when answering .
In this economy, only two goods are produced: video games and pistachios.
Table 2.3: National Income Accounting
2017 2018 Quantity of pistachios 1,000 1,100 Quantity of video games 500 500 Price of pistachios \ 1.00 \ 1.50 Price of video games \ 15.00 \ 14.75
-Consider Table 2.3. Using the Laspeyres index, the real GDP in 2018 is:
(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(40)
GDP often is used as a "measure" of economic welfare; it includes all factors that contribute to economic wellbeing.
(True/False)
4.7/5
(34)
Since about ________, U.S. expenditure shares by households, firms, and the government have been relatively ________.
(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(40)
If the percent change in prices is greater than the percent change in the nominal GDP, the real GDP shrinks.
(True/False)
4.8/5
(32)
If Croatia's price level is higher than the U.S. price level, Croatia's dollar-denominated GDP, calculated using price adjustments, will appear smaller than if simply calculated with the exchange rate.
(True/False)
4.7/5
(28)
Refer to the following table when answering .
In this economy, only two goods are produced: video games and pistachios.
Table 2.3: National Income Accounting
2017 2018 Quantity of pistachios 1,000 1,100 Quantity of video games 500 500 Price of pistachios \ 1.00 \ 1.50 Price of video games \ 15.00 \ 14.75
-Consider Table 2.3. Using the Laspeyres index, the percent change in real GDP was about:
(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(30)
Real GDP is the ________ of all goods and services produced in a period of time using ________ prices.
(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(38)
Showing 81 - 100 of 111
Filters
- Essay(0)
- Multiple Choice(0)
- Short Answer(0)
- True False(0)
- Matching(0)