Question 1

If the Fed wants to reverse the effects of an adverse supply shock on unemployment, it should

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A)  increase the money supply growth rate which raises the inflation rate. 
B)  increase the money supply growth rate which reduces the inflation rate. 
C)  decrease the money supply growth rate which raises the inflation rate. 
D)  decrease the money supply growth rate which reduces the inflation rate. 
A)  increase the money supply growth rate which raises the inflation rate. 
B)  increase the money supply growth rate which reduces the inflation rate. 
C)  decrease the money supply growth rate which raises the inflation rate. 
D)  decrease the money supply growth rate which reduces the inflation rate.

Question 2

Suppose policymakers take actions that cause a contraction of aggregate demand. Which of the following is a short- run consequence of this contraction?

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A)  The inflation rate decreases. 
B)  The level of output decreases. 
C)  The unemployment rate increases. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  The inflation rate decreases. 
B)  The level of output decreases. 
C)  The unemployment rate increases. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 3

A favorable 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 4

Figure 35-7
Use the two graphs in the diagram to answer the following questions.    
-Refer to Figure 35-7. The economy would move from 3 to 5

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A)  in the short run if money supply growth increased unexpectedly. 
B)  in the short run if money supply growth decreased unexpectedly. 
C)  in the long run if money supply growth increases. 
D)  in the long run if money supply growth decreases. 
A)  in the short run if money supply growth increased unexpectedly. 
B)  in the short run if money supply growth decreased unexpectedly. 
C)  in the long run if money supply growth increases. 
D)  in the long run if money supply growth decreases.

Question 5

The economy will move to a point on the short-run Phillips curve where unemployment is higher if

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A)  the inflation rate decreases. 
B)  the government increases its expenditures. 
C)  the Fed increases the money supply. 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  the inflation rate decreases. 
B)  the government increases its expenditures. 
C)  the Fed increases the money supply. 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 6

Assume the natural rate of unemployment is 6%. Draw the short-run and long-run Phillips curves and show the position of the economy if expected inflation is 3% and the actual inflation rate is 4%.

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The econom

Question 7

In the long run,

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A)  the natural rate of unemployment depends primarily on the level of aggregate demand. 
B)  inflation depends primarily upon the money supply growth rate. 
C)  there is a tradeoff between the inflation rate and the natural rate of unemployment. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the natural rate of unemployment depends primarily on the level of aggregate demand. 
B)  inflation depends primarily upon the money supply growth rate. 
C)  there is a tradeoff between the inflation rate and the natural rate of unemployment. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 8

The Volcker disinflation

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A)  had virtually no impact on output, just as the classical dichotomy suggested. 
B)  was associated with rising output, perhaps due to expansionary fiscal policy. 
C)  caused output to fall, but by less than the typical estimate of the sacrifice ratio suggested. 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  had virtually no impact on output, just as the classical dichotomy suggested. 
B)  was associated with rising output, perhaps due to expansionary fiscal policy. 
C)  caused output to fall, but by less than the typical estimate of the sacrifice ratio suggested. 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 9

In most of the 1970s, the Fed's policy created expectations of high inflation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps argued in the late 1960s that in the long run the Phillips curve is

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A)  downward-sloping, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies can influence the level of unemployment in the long run. 
B)  downward-sloping, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the rate of inflation in the long run. 
C)  vertical, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the level of unemployment in the long run. 
D)  vertical, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the rate of inflation in the long run. 
A)  downward-sloping, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies can influence the level of unemployment in the long run. 
B)  downward-sloping, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the rate of inflation in the long run. 
C)  vertical, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the level of unemployment in the long run. 
D)  vertical, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the rate of inflation in the long run.

Question 11

An adverse supply shock shifts the short-run Phillips curve to the

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A)  right. This means the unemployment rate is higher at each inflation rate. 
B)  right. This means the unemployment rate is lower at each inflation rate. 
C)  left. This means the unemployment rate is higher at each inflation rate. 
D)  left. This means the unemployment rate is lower at each inflation rate. 
A)  right. This means the unemployment rate is higher at each inflation rate. 
B)  right. This means the unemployment rate is lower at each inflation rate. 
C)  left. This means the unemployment rate is higher at each inflation rate. 
D)  left. This means the unemployment rate is lower at each inflation rate.

Question 12

If expected inflation rises but actual inflation remains the same, what happens to the unemployment rate? Defend your answer.

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Unemployment rises. The increa

Question 13

One determinant of the long-run average unemployment rate is the

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A)  market power of unions, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon government spending. 
B)  minimum wage, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon the money supply growth rate. 
C)  rate of growth of the money supply, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon the market power of unions. 
D)  existence of efficiency wages, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon the extent to which firms are competitive. 
A)  market power of unions, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon government spending. 
B)  minimum wage, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon the money supply growth rate. 
C)  rate of growth of the money supply, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon the market power of unions. 
D)  existence of efficiency wages, while the inflation rate depends primarily upon the extent to which firms are competitive.

Question 14

Friedman argued that the Fed could use monetary policy to peg

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A)  the level of real GDP. 
B)  the growth rate of real GDP. 
C)  the rate of unemployment. 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  the level of real GDP. 
B)  the growth rate of real GDP. 
C)  the rate of unemployment. 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 15

Suppose the price level is 110.00 at the end of 2020, 121.00 at the end of 2021, and 128.26 at the end of 2022. Can we accurately describe the period 2021-2022 as a period of disinflation?

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Yes. The rate of inflation for 2021 was

Question 16

To say that the natural rate of unemployment changes over time is to say that

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A)  the short-run Phillips curve shifts over time. 
B)  the long-run Phillips curve shifts over time. 
C)  the aggregate demand curve shifts over time. 
D)  the Federal Reserve influences the natural rate of unemployment over time. 
A)  the short-run Phillips curve shifts over time. 
B)  the long-run Phillips curve shifts over time. 
C)  the aggregate demand curve shifts over time. 
D)  the Federal Reserve influences the natural rate of unemployment over time.

Question 17

Figure 35-9. The left-hand graph shows a short-run aggregate-supply (SRAS) curve and two aggregate-demand (AD) curves. On the right-hand diagram, "Inf Rate" means "Inflation Rate."    
-Refer to Figure 35-9. What is measured along the horizontal axis of the right-hand graph?

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A)  time 
B)  the unemployment rate 
C)  real GDP 
D)  the growth rate of real GDP 
A)  time 
B)  the unemployment rate 
C)  real GDP 
D)  the growth rate of real GDP

Question 18

An increase in inflation expectations shifts the short-run Phillips curve right and has no effect on the long-run Phillips curve.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Suppose that businesses become less optimistic about the future. Assuming no change in inflation expectations, how would the effects of this shock be shown on the Phillips curve diagram and what would happen to inflation and unemployment?

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The decrease in spending is sh

Question 20

Which of the following is not correct?

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A)  In the short run, policymakers face a tradeoff between inflation and unemployment. 
B)  Events that shift the long-run Phillips curve right shift the long-run aggregate supply curve left. 
C)  Unemployment can be changed only by the use of government policy. 
D)  The decrease in output associated with reducing inflation is less if the policy change is announced ahead of time and is credible. 
A)  In the short run, policymakers face a tradeoff between inflation and unemployment. 
B)  Events that shift the long-run Phillips curve right shift the long-run aggregate supply curve left. 
C)  Unemployment can be changed only by the use of government policy. 
D)  The decrease in output associated with reducing inflation is less if the policy change is announced ahead of time and is credible.

Exam 35: The Short-Run Trade-Off Between Inflation and Unemployment

If the Fed wants to reverse the effects of an adverse supply shock on unemployment, it should

Suppose policymakers take actions that cause a contraction of aggregate demand. Which of the following is a short- run consequence of this contraction?

A favorable supply shock causes output to

Figure 35-7 Use the two graphs in the diagram to answer the following questions. -Refer to Figure 35-7. The economy would move from 3 to 5

The economy will move to a point on the short-run Phillips curve where unemployment is higher if

Assume the natural rate of unemployment is 6%. Draw the short-run and long-run Phillips curves and show the position of the economy if expected inflation is 3% and the actual inflation rate is 4%.

In the long run,

The Volcker disinflation

In most of the 1970s, the Fed's policy created expectations of high inflation.

Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps argued in the late 1960s that in the long run the Phillips curve is

An adverse supply shock shifts the short-run Phillips curve to the

If expected inflation rises but actual inflation remains the same, what happens to the unemployment rate? Defend your answer.

One determinant of the long-run average unemployment rate is the

Friedman argued that the Fed could use monetary policy to peg

Suppose the price level is 110.00 at the end of 2020, 121.00 at the end of 2021, and 128.26 at the end of 2022. Can we accurately describe the period 2021-2022 as a period of disinflation?

To say that the natural rate of unemployment changes over time is to say that

Figure 35-9. The left-hand graph shows a short-run aggregate-supply (SRAS) curve and two aggregate-demand (AD) curves. On the right-hand diagram, "Inf Rate" means "Inflation Rate." -Refer to Figure 35-9. What is measured along the horizontal axis of the right-hand graph?

An increase in inflation expectations shifts the short-run Phillips curve right and has no effect on the long-run Phillips curve.

Suppose that businesses become less optimistic about the future. Assuming no change in inflation expectations, how would the effects of this shock be shown on the Phillips curve diagram and what would happen to inflation and unemployment?

Which of the following is not correct?

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

Externalities

Public Goods and Common Resources

The Design of the Tax System

The Costs of Production

Firms in Competitive Markets

Monopoly

Monopolistic Competition

Oligopoly

The Markets for the Factors of Production

Earnings and Discrimination

Income Inequality and Poverty

The Theory of Consumer Choice

Frontiers of Microeconomics

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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