Refer to Table 27-4. Consider the hypothetical information in the table above for potential real GDP, real GDP, and the price level in 2016 and in 2017 if Congress and the president do not use fiscal policy
If Congress and the president use fiscal policy successfully to keep real GDP at its potential level in 2017, which of the following will be lower than if Congress and the president had taken no action?
A) potential GDP and the inflation rate B) real GDP and the unemployment rate
C) real GDP and potential GDP D) real GDP and the inflation rate
D
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A) budget surplus B) budget deficit C) trade deficit D) trade surplus
In the classical model, a decrease in immigration would
a. decrease labor supply, increase the real wage, and decrease output. b. increase labor supply and the real wage, and decrease output. c. increase labor demand and the real wage, and increase output. d. reduce real wages and reduce output.
A perfectly inelastic demand means:
A. consumers will change the quantity they purchase when price changes. B. demand will drop to zero if the price increases by any amount. C. consumers will not change the quantity they purchase when price changes. D. the demand curve is perfectly horizontal.
The ability of unions to successfully raise wage rates is dependent on the
a. higher elasticity of supply for labor b. lower elasticity of supply for marginal product c. higher elasticity of demand for the goods produced d. lower elasticity of demand for the goods produced e. higher elasticity of demand for labor