According to the modern view of the Phillips curve, expansionary macroeconomic policy that leads to inflation will reduce unemployment
a. only if people underestimate the inflationary side effects of the policy.
b. only if people overestimate the inflationary side effects of the policy.
c. if people accurately anticipate the inflationary side effects of the policy.
d. only if monetary policy provides the macroeconomic stimulus.
A
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Suppose the economy is initially at equilibrium, in which total planned real expenditures equals real GDP. Which of the following will occur if there is an increase in autonomous investment?
A) Inventories will decrease immediately and production of goods and services will increase until real GDP catches up with total planned real expenditures. B) Inventories will increase immediately and production of goods and services will decrease until real GDP catches up with total planned real expenditures. C) Inventories will not change and production of goods and services will not change either. D) Both inventories and production of goods and services will increase.
According to the quantity theory of money, if the money supply grows at 20 percent and real GDP grows at 5 percent, then the inflation rate will be
A) 15 percent. B) 20 percent. C) 25 percent. D) 100 percent.
Seasonal adjustment tends to
A) smooth a time series with an important seasonal component. B) accentuate seasonal fluctuations. C) take out the deviations from trend in a time series. D) make a time series acyclical.
Excess reserves are:
A. Bank reserves in excess of required reserves. B. Legal reserves in excess of lending reserves. C. Transactions deposits plus traveler's checks. D. Total reserves plus deficient reserves.