Question 1

The analysis of Friedman and Phelps can be summarized in the following equation where a is a positive number:

Accepted Answer

A)  Unemployment Rate = Natural Rate of Unemployment - aActual Inflation - Expected Inflation). 
B)  Unemployment Rate = Natural Rate of Unemployment - aExpected Inflation - Actual Inflation). 
C)  Unemployment Rate = Expected Rate of Inflation - aActual Inflation - Expected Inflation). 
D)  Unemployment Rate = Actual Rate of Inflation - aActual Unemployment - Expected Unemployment). 
A)  Unemployment Rate = Natural Rate of Unemployment - aActual Inflation - Expected Inflation). 
B)  Unemployment Rate = Natural Rate of Unemployment - aExpected Inflation - Actual Inflation). 
C)  Unemployment Rate = Expected Rate of Inflation - aActual Inflation - Expected Inflation). 
D)  Unemployment Rate = Actual Rate of Inflation - aActual Unemployment - Expected Unemployment).

Question 2

In the long run, which of the following depends primarily on the growth rate of the money supply?

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A)  the natural rate of unemployment and the inflation rate 
B)  the natural rate of unemployment but not the inflation rate 
C)  the inflation rate but not the natural rate of unemployment 
D)  neither the natural rate of unemployment nor the inflation rate 
A)  the natural rate of unemployment and the inflation rate 
B)  the natural rate of unemployment but not the inflation rate 
C)  the inflation rate but not the natural rate of unemployment 
D)  neither the natural rate of unemployment nor the inflation rate

Question 3

Proponents of rational expectations theory argued that, in the most extreme case, if policymakers are credibly committed to reducing inflation and rational people understand that commitment and quickly lower their inflation expectations, the sacrifice ratio could be as small as

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A)  0. 
B)  1. 
C)  4. 
D)  5. 
A)  0. 
B)  1. 
C)  4. 
D)  5.

Question 4

The very low inflation that the U.S. experienced in 2009 and 2010

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A)  appears to have reduced expected inflation, and the short-run Phillips curve shifted downward as a result. 
B)  appears to have reduced expected inflation, and the short-run Phillips curve shifted upward as a result. 
C)  does not appear to have reduced expected inflation, and the short-run Phillips curve remained relatively stable as a result. 
D)  does not appear to have reduced expected inflation, but the short-run Phillips curve shifted dramatically nevertheless. 
A)  appears to have reduced expected inflation, and the short-run Phillips curve shifted downward as a result. 
B)  appears to have reduced expected inflation, and the short-run Phillips curve shifted upward as a result. 
C)  does not appear to have reduced expected inflation, and the short-run Phillips curve remained relatively stable as a result. 
D)  does not appear to have reduced expected inflation, but the short-run Phillips curve shifted dramatically nevertheless.

Question 5

If the long-run Phillips curve shifts to the right, then for any given rate of money growth and inflation the economy has

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A)  higher unemployment and lower output. 
B)  higher unemployment and higher output. 
C)  lower unemployment and lower output. 
D)  lower unemployment and higher output. 
A)  higher unemployment and lower output. 
B)  higher unemployment and higher output. 
C)  lower unemployment and lower output. 
D)  lower unemployment and higher output.

Question 6

The classical notion of monetary neutrality is consistent both with a vertical long-run aggregate-supply curve and with a vertical long-run Phillips curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Figure 35-3. The left-hand graph shows a short-run aggregate-supply SRAS) curve and two aggregate-demand AD) curves. On the left-hand diagram, Y represents output and on the right-hand diagram, U represents the unemployment rate.    
-Refer to Figure 35-3. Assume the figure depicts possible outcomes for the year 2018. In 2018, the economy is at point A on the left-hand graph, which corresponds to point A on the right-hand graph. The price level in the year 2017 was

Accepted Answer

A)  144. 
B)  150. 
C)  152. 
D)  156. 
A)  144. 
B)  150. 
C)  152. 
D)  156.

Question 8

Does a more steeply sloped Phillips curve make the sacrifice ratio smaller or larger than otherwise?

Accepted Answer

A steeper Phillips c

Question 9

As the aggregate demand curve shifts to the right, what happens to the price level and output? What do these changes imply happens to the inflation rate and the unemployment rate?

Accepted Answer

The price level and output ris

Question 10

U.S. net exports fall due to recessions in foreign countries.
A. According to the aggregate demand and supply model, what happens to the price level and output in the short run?
B. According to the short-run Phillips curve what happens to inflation and unemployment in the short run?
C. If the Fed wanted to reverse the effects of this shock on output, what should it do?

Accepted Answer

A. The price level and output

Question 11

What did Friedman and Phelps predict would happen if policymakers tried to move the economy upward along the Phillips curve? Did the behavior of the economy in the late 1960s and the 1970s prove them wrong?

Accepted Answer

Friedman and Phelps predicted that, over

Question 12

Figure 35-1. The left-hand graph shows a short-run aggregate-supply SRAS) curve and two aggregate-demand AD) curves. On the right-hand diagram, U represents the unemployment rate.
    
-Refer to Figure 35-1. Suppose points F and G on the right-hand graph represent two possible outcomes for an imaginary economy in the year 2012, and those two points correspond to points B and C, respectively, on the left- hand graph. Then it is apparent that the price index equaled

Accepted Answer

A)  130 in 2011. 
B)  115 in 2011. 
C)  110 in 2011. 
D)  100 in 2011. 
A)  130 in 2011. 
B)  115 in 2011. 
C)  110 in 2011. 
D)  100 in 2011.

Question 13

According to the Phillips curve, policymakers would reduce inflation but raise unemployment if they

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased the money supply. 
B)  increased government expenditures. 
C)  decreased taxes. 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  decreased the money supply. 
B)  increased government expenditures. 
C)  decreased taxes. 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 14

In the long run, if the Fed increases the growth rate of the money supply,

Accepted Answer

A)  inflation will be higher. 
B)  unemployment will be lower. 
C)  real GDP will be higher. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  inflation will be higher. 
B)  unemployment will be lower. 
C)  real GDP will be higher. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 15

In the 1970s, the Fed accommodated an)

Accepted Answer

A)  adverse supply shock and so contributed to higher inflation. 
B)  adverse supply shock and so contributed to lower inflation. 
C)  favorable supply shock and so contributed to higher inflation. 
D)  favorable supply shock and so contributed to lower inflation. 
A)  adverse supply shock and so contributed to higher inflation. 
B)  adverse supply shock and so contributed to lower inflation. 
C)  favorable supply shock and so contributed to higher inflation. 
D)  favorable supply shock and so contributed to lower inflation.

Question 16

Which of the following would not be associated with a favorable supply shock?

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A)  the short-run Phillips curve shifts left 
B)  unemployment falls 
C)  the price level rises 
D)  output rises. 
A)  the short-run Phillips curve shifts left 
B)  unemployment falls 
C)  the price level rises 
D)  output rises.

Question 17

An adverse supply shock causes output to

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A)  rise. To counter this a central bank would increase the money supply. 
B)  rise. To counter this a central bank would decrease the money supply. 
C)  fall. To counter this a central bank would increase the money supply. 
D)  fall. To counter this a central bank would decrease the money supply. 
A)  rise. To counter this a central bank would increase the money supply. 
B)  rise. To counter this a central bank would decrease the money supply. 
C)  fall. To counter this a central bank would increase the money supply. 
D)  fall. To counter this a central bank would decrease the money supply.

Question 18

Figure 35-5  
-Refer to figure 35-5. In this order, which curve is a long-run Phillips curve and which is a short-run Phillips curve?

Accepted Answer

A)  A, B 
B)  A, D 
C)  C, B 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  A, B 
B)  A, D 
C)  C, B 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 19

If the unemployment rate is below the natural rate, then

Accepted Answer

A)  inflation is less than expected. As inflation expectations are revised the short-run Phillips curve will shift right. 
B)  inflation is less than expected. As inflation expectations are revised the short-run Phillips curve will shift left. 
C)  inflation is greater than expected. As inflation expectations are revised the short-run Phillips curve will shift left. 
D)  inflation is greater than expected. As inflation expectations are revised the short-run Phillips curve will shift right. 
A)  inflation is less than expected. As inflation expectations are revised the short-run Phillips curve will shift right. 
B)  inflation is less than expected. As inflation expectations are revised the short-run Phillips curve will shift left. 
C)  inflation is greater than expected. As inflation expectations are revised the short-run Phillips curve will shift left. 
D)  inflation is greater than expected. As inflation expectations are revised the short-run Phillips curve will shift right.

Question 20

The economist A.W. Phillips published a famous article in 1958 in which he showed a

Accepted Answer

A)  negative correlation between the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation. 
B)  positive correlation between the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation. 
C)  negative correlation between the rate of unemployment and the rate of interest. 
D)  positive correlation between the rate of unemployment and the rate of interest 
A)  negative correlation between the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation. 
B)  positive correlation between the rate of unemployment and the rate of inflation. 
C)  negative correlation between the rate of unemployment and the rate of interest. 
D)  positive correlation between the rate of unemployment and the rate of interest

The analysis of Friedman and Phelps can be summarized in the following equation where a is a positive number:

In the long run, which of the following depends primarily on the growth rate of the money supply?

Proponents of rational expectations theory argued that, in the most extreme case, if policymakers are credibly committed to reducing inflation and rational people understand that commitment and quickly lower their inflation expectations, the sacrifice ratio could be as small as

The very low inflation that the U.S. experienced in 2009 and 2010

If the long-run Phillips curve shifts to the right, then for any given rate of money growth and inflation the economy has

The classical notion of monetary neutrality is consistent both with a vertical long-run aggregate-supply curve and with a vertical long-run Phillips curve.

Does a more steeply sloped Phillips curve make the sacrifice ratio smaller or larger than otherwise?

As the aggregate demand curve shifts to the right, what happens to the price level and output? What do these changes imply happens to the inflation rate and the unemployment rate?

What did Friedman and Phelps predict would happen if policymakers tried to move the economy upward along the Phillips curve? Did the behavior of the economy in the late 1960s and the 1970s prove them wrong?

According to the Phillips curve, policymakers would reduce inflation but raise unemployment if they

In the long run, if the Fed increases the growth rate of the money supply,

In the 1970s, the Fed accommodated an)

Which of the following would not be associated with a favorable supply shock?

An adverse supply shock causes output to

Figure 35-5 -Refer to figure 35-5. In this order, which curve is a long-run Phillips curve and which is a short-run Phillips curve?

If the unemployment rate is below the natural rate, then

The economist A.W. Phillips published a famous article in 1958 in which he showed a

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Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

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Money Growth and Inflation

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Exam 22: The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

The analysis of Friedman and Phelps can be summarized in the following equation where a is a positive number:

In the long run, which of the following depends primarily on the growth rate of the money supply?

Proponents of rational expectations theory argued that, in the most extreme case, if policymakers are credibly committed to reducing inflation and rational people understand that commitment and quickly lower their inflation expectations, the sacrifice ratio could be as small as

The very low inflation that the U.S. experienced in 2009 and 2010

If the long-run Phillips curve shifts to the right, then for any given rate of money growth and inflation the economy has

The classical notion of monetary neutrality is consistent both with a vertical long-run aggregate-supply curve and with a vertical long-run Phillips curve.

Does a more steeply sloped Phillips curve make the sacrifice ratio smaller or larger than otherwise?

As the aggregate demand curve shifts to the right, what happens to the price level and output? What do these changes imply happens to the inflation rate and the unemployment rate?

What did Friedman and Phelps predict would happen if policymakers tried to move the economy upward along the Phillips curve? Did the behavior of the economy in the late 1960s and the 1970s prove them wrong?

According to the Phillips curve, policymakers would reduce inflation but raise unemployment if they

In the long run, if the Fed increases the growth rate of the money supply,

In the 1970s, the Fed accommodated an)

Which of the following would not be associated with a favorable supply shock?

An adverse supply shock causes output to

Figure 35-5 -Refer to figure 35-5. In this order, which curve is a long-run Phillips curve and which is a short-run Phillips curve?

If the unemployment rate is below the natural rate, then

The economist A.W. Phillips published a famous article in 1958 in which he showed a

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Elasticity and Its Application

Supply, Demand, and Government Policies

Consumers, Producers, and the Efficiency of Markets

Application: the Costs of Taxation

Application: International Trade

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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