Recall the Application about how a simultaneous increase in the gasoline tax and decrease in the income tax affect gasoline consumption to answer the following question(s).Recall the Application. If a tax on carbon that increases the price of gasoline is combined with a cut in income taxes to ensure that total tax revenue collected by the government does not change, then the carbon tax is:
A. revenue neutral.
B. ineffective
C. revenue enhancing.
D. a flat tax.
Answer: A
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Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large increase in government purchases will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.
A. expansionary; higher; potential B. recessionary; higher; potential C. recessionary; lower; lower D. expansionary; higher; higher
In the quantity theory of money, the assumption that aggregate output is fixed is based on the view that ________
A) wages and prices are perfectly flexible in the long run B) the velocity of money is constant in the short run C) the demand for real money balances is proportional to income D) changes in the quantity of money lead to proportional changes in the price level E) none of the above
Which of the following would cause prices to rise and real GDP to fall in the short run?
a. an increase in the expected price level. b. an increase in the capital stock. c. an increase in the money supply. d. an increase in taxes.
Since 1980 the difference between the earnings of college graduates and high school graduates has:
A. fallen, thereby increasing income inequality. B. increased, thereby increasing income inequality. C. remained constant. D. increased, thereby decreasing income inequality.