The fact that output gaps will not last indefinitely, but will be closed by rising or falling inflation is the economy's:
A. income-expenditure multiplier.
B. self-correcting property.
C. short-run equilibrium property.
D. long-run equilibrium property.
Answer: B
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Suppose when you are 21 years old, you deposit $1,000 into a bank account that pays annual compound interest, and you do not withdraw from the account until your retirement at the age of 65, 44 years later. How much more will be in your account if the interest rate is 6 percent rather than 5 percent?
A. $440 B. $4,428 C. $1,549 D. $8,557
If the real interest rate is below the equilibrium real interest rate
A) lenders will be unable to find borrowers willing to borrow all of the available funds and the real interest rate will fall. B) borrowers will be unable to borrow all of the funds they want to borrow and the real interest rate will rise. C) lenders will be unable to find borrowers willing to borrow all of the available funds and the real interest rate will rise. D) borrowers will be unable to borrow all of the funds they want to borrow and the real interest rate will fall.
A tax is efficient if
A) it is based on profits earned and not on wages. B) it imposes a small excess burden relative to the revenue it raises. C) it encourages saving and investment. D) individuals with the lowest incomes pay proportionately lower taxes than individuals with the highest incomes.
The "direct effect" of an increase in the money supply is to
A) increase aggregate demand as people spend their excess money balances. B) increase aggregate demand as interest rates fall and investment spending increases. C) increase aggregate supply as producers anticipate higher future profits. D) decrease the rate of inflation.