According to the Phillips curve analysis, if policy makers reduce aggregate demand growth, they can lower inflation, but only at the cost of a:
a. permanent increase in the natural rate of unemployment.
b. permanent increase in the actual unemployment rate
c. temporary increase in unemployment.
d. temporary decrease in the natural level of unemployment.
c
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Refer to the above figure. Suppose the economy is in long-run equilibrium at point A, and the government initiates an expansionary monetary policy to increase aggregate demand
Which of the following is a TRUE statement concerning the differences between what happens when the central bank action is unanticipated and when it is anticipated? A) The new long-run equilibrium will be point C in either case. When the increase in aggregate demand is unanticipated, the economy moves to B in the short run, but when the increase in aggregate demand is anticipated, short-run aggregate supply shifts when the aggregate demand curve shifts, and the economy moves immediately to point C. B) The new long-run equilibrium when the increase in aggregate demand is unanticipated is point B while the new long-run equilibrium when the increase in aggregate demand is anticipated is point C. C) The new long-run equilibrium is point C in either case. When the increase in aggregate demand is unanticipated, the new short-run equilibrium is point B, but when the increase in aggregate demand is anticipated the new short-run equilibrium is point D. D) The new long-run equilibrium when the increase in aggregate demand is unanticipated is point B while the new long-run equilibrium when the increase in aggregate demand is anticipated is point A.
If, during a deposit expansion, not all money gets redeposited into the banking system and some leaks out as currency, then the real world multiplier is
A) not related to 1/RR. B) smaller than 1/RR. C) equal to 1/RR. D) larger than 1/RR.
The dramatic increase in the standard of living since the Industrial Revolution
a. means that societies and individuals face no constraints. b. has not meant unlimited abundance for societies or persons. c. means that "opportunity cost" is a meaningless concept. d. has reduced the choices open to persons. e. has made economics less useful to persons.
Which of the following is an important ingredient of efficient economic organization?
a. high marginal tax rates b. competitive markets c. rapid increases in the money supply d. imposition of high tariffs that will protect domestic producers from the ravages of foreign competition