Real GDP is the value of goods and services
A) adjusted only for unanticipated inflation.
B) adjusted only for anticipated inflation.
C) using base-year prices.
D) using current-year prices.
C
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The incidence of a tax refers to
A) the division of the burden of a tax between buyers and sellers. B) the deadweight loss that a tax generates. C) the inefficiency of a tax. D) the revenue collected by government because of a tax. E) the division of the burden of a tax between the public and the government.
Both Jones and Smith agree that the economy is in a recessionary gap. Jones proposes a tax cut and believes that it will raise Real GDP and lower the price level. Smith agrees that a tax cut will raise Real GDP, but he argues that it will not lower the price level in the short run. It follows that
A) both Jones and Smith believe that lower taxes will shift the AD curve rightward, but will not shift the SRAS curve. B) both Jones and Smith believe that lower taxes will shift the SRAS curve rightward, but will not shift the AD curve. C) Jones believes that the tax cut will shift the SRAS curve rightward and the AD curve will not shift. Smith believes that the AD curve will shift rightward and the SRAS curve will not shift. D) Smith believes that the tax cut will shift the SRAS curve rightward and the AD curve will not shift. Jones believes that the AD curve will shift rightward and the SRAS curve will not shift.
An auxiliary regression refers to a regression that is used:
A. when the dependent variables are qualitative in nature. B. when the independent variables are qualitative in nature. C. to compute a test statistic but whose coefficients are not of direct interest. D. to compute coefficients which are of direct interest in the analysis.
Government consumption includes all
A. salaries paid to factory workers. B. fuel for nuclear submarines. C. pencils bought by a private university. D. cola served in a company cafeteria.