Chapter 11. Aggregate Demand I, Building the IS-LM Model 1.John Maynard Keynes wrote that responsibility for low income and high unemployment in economic downturns should be placed on: A) low levels of capital. B) an untrained labor force. C) inadequate technology. D) low aggregate demand. 2.According to classical theory, national income depends on , while Keynes proposed that determined the level of...

Chapter 12. Aggregate Demand II: Applying the IS-LM Model 1.The interaction of the IS curve and the LM curve together determine: A) the price level and the inflation rate. B) the interest rate and the price level. C) investment and the money supply. D) the equilibrium level of the interest rate and output. Use the following to answer questions 2-4: Exhibit: IS–LM Fiscal Policy 2.(Exhi...

Chapter 14. Aggregate Supply and the Short-run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment 1.The basic aggregate supply equation implies that output exceeds natural output when the price level is: A) low. B) high. C) less than the expected price level. D) greater than the expected price level. 2.Some firms do not instantly adjust the prices they charge in response to changes in demand for all of the following reasons except: ...

Chapter 19. Government Debt and Budget Deficits 1.When a government spends more than it collects in taxes, it runs a: A) trade deficit. B) trade surplus. C) budget surplus. D) budget deficit. 2.Government debt equals the: A) difference between current government purchases and taxes. B) difference between saving and investment. C) sum of past budget deficits and surpluses. D) ...

Chapter 1. The Science of Macroeconomics 1. Macroeconomics does not try to answer the question of: A) why some countries experience rapid growth. B) what is the rate of return on education. C) why some countries have high rates of inflation. D) what causes recessions and depressions. 2. A typical trend during a recession is that: A) the unemployment rate falls. B) the popularity of the incumbent president rises. C) incomes fall. D) the inflation rate rises. 3...

Chapter 3. National Income, Where It Comes From and Where It Goes 1.The circular flow model shows that households use income for: A) consumption, saving, and factor payments. B) consumption, taxes, and factor payments. C) taxes, saving, and factor payments. D) consumption, taxes, and saving. 2.In the circular flow diagram, firms receive revenue from the market, which is used to purchase inputs in the market...

Chapter 5. Inflation, Its Causes, Effects, and Social Costs

Chapter 6. The Open Economy 1.An “open” economy is one in which: A) the level of output is fixed. B) government spending exceeds revenues. C) the national interest rate equals the world interest rate. D) there is trade in goods and services with the rest of the world. 2.A country's exports may be written as equal to: A) GDP minus consumption minus investment minus government spending. B) GDP minus consu...

Chapter 10. Introduction to Economic Fluctuations 1.Business cycles are: A) regular and predictable. B) irregular but predictable. C) regular but unpredictable. D) irregular and unpredictable. 2.Short-run fluctuations in output and employment are called: A) sectoral shifts. B) the classical dichotomy. C) business cycles. D) productivity slowdowns. 3.Recessions ...

Chapter 13. The Open Economy Revisited, The Mundell-Fleming Model and the Exchange-Rate Regime 1.Compared to a closed economy, an open economy is one that: A) allows the exchange rate to float. B) fixes the exchange rate. C) trades with other countries. D) does not trade with other countries. 2.The Mundell–Fleming model assumes that: A) prices are flexible, whereas the IS–LM model assumes that pri...