Consider an economy where the growth rate of real GDP is 6% and the growth rate of money supply is 8%. If the quantity theory of money holds, the inflation rate in the economy will be:
A) 8%. B) 6%. C) 2%. D) 14%.
C
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If float is predicted to increase because of bad weather, the manager of the trading desk at the New York Fed bank will likely conduct ________ open market operations to ________ reserves
A) defensive; inject B) defensive; drain C) dynamic; inject D) dynamic; drain
In a frictionless world
A) Fully funded social security must necessarily make everyone better off, as it provides for retirement. B) Fully-funded social security is a constraint on private saving behavior, and therefore cannot make anyone better off. C) Fully funded social security is always preferred to pay-as-you-go social security. D) Fully funded social security is more efficient, because it is a private program instead of a government program.
Personal income taxes:
A. make recessions and inflationary episodes more severe. B. make recessions and inflationary episodes less severe. C. make recessions more severe and inflationary episodes less severe. D. make recessions less severe and inflationary episodes more severe.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.4According to Figure 2.4, a decrease in unemployment may be represented by the movement from
A. B to A. B. C to D. C. B to D. D. A to C.