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1
___________ create a cycle propagation mechanism that interacts to create an ongoing cycle.
The quantity of money supplied and the quantity of money demanded
Inflation and unemployment
Investment and capital
The interest rate and the inflation rate
2
The _______ theory predicts that a decrease in aggregate demand will lead to a larger decrease in real GDP than that predicted by the alternative theories because the short-run aggregate supply curve is ________________.
real business cycle; vertical
monetarist; upward sloping
monetarist; horizontal
Keynesian; horizontal
3
An economy is at full employment and potential GDP is £50 billion. When the central bank in this economy increases the money growth rate, the monetarist theory of the business cycle predicts that in the long run, real GDP will __________________________.
exceed £50 billion and the price level will be unchanged
exceed £50 billion and the price level will be higher
remain at £50 billion and the price level will be unchanged
remain at £50 billion and the price level will be higher
4
On the island of Beach, the economy is currently at point a in the figure. The new classical theory of the business cycle predicts that an anticipated increase in aggregate demand will move the economy to point _______ and an unanticipated increase in aggregate demand will move the economy to point _______.
b; d
b; c
a; c
c; b
5
The rational expectations theories predict that a ___________ than anticipated increase in aggregate ___________ brings an expansion and a ___________ than anticipated increase in aggregate demand brings a recession.
larger; demand; smaller
larger; supply; larger
smaller; demand; larger
smaller; supply; smaller
6
An economy is at potential GDP when the people in the economy expect that the government will increase taxes. The new Keynesian theory of the business cycle predicts that real GDP will _______, employment will _______, and the price level will _______.
decrease; decrease; remain constant
decrease; decrease; fall
increase; decrease; remain constant
decrease; increase; fall
7
Today, the real wage rate is £10 an hour and the real interest rate is 5 per cent a year. People expect the real wage rate to be £10.05 an hour in one year. The £10 an hour earned now will be worth _______ a year from now. The intertemporal substitution effect tells us that people will want to work ________________.
£10.05 an hour; more both now and next year
£10.50 an hour; more now and less next year
£15.00 an hour; the same amount now and next year
£10.50 an hour; more next year and less now
8
Real business cycle theory predicts that an increase in the growth rate of productivity resulting from technological change will _______ aggregate demand, will _______ potential GDP, and will _________ the price level.
increase; increase; increase
increase; not change; increase
increase; decrease; increase
not change; increase; decrease
9
On the island of Beach, the economy is at point a in the figure. If the economy is hit by a technology shock that decreases investment, real business cycle theory predicts that the economy will ________________.
move to point d
remain at point a
move to point c
move to point b
10
In real business cycle theory, the unemployment rate _________ the natural rate in an expansion and _____________ the natural rate in a recession.
falls below; is equal to
falls below; rises above
is equal to; is equal to
is equal to; rises above