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With voluntary exchange,

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Both the buyer and seller are better off.

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A person in the civilian labor force falls into one of two categories:

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Unemployed or employed

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A person is unemployed if he

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Is a member of the civilian labor force, out of work, and actively seeking work.

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In a market economy, what is produced is ultimately determined by

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Consumers

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Gross domestic product is

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The market value of final goods and services produced within a country during a time

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Which of the following transactions would be included in GDP?

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Ms. Bartolini pays $500 to fix the front end of her car damaged in a recent accident.

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General Motors Corporation (a U.S. -based firm) produces a Saab vehicle in Sweden, and sells it in the United States. In which country's GDP is it included?

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Sweden because it was produced there.

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GDP says

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Geography matters

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GNP says

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Citizenship matters

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A firm purchases $400,000 worth of raw materials and pays wages and salaries of $100,000 and dividends of $200,000. If the firm sells its output for $1 million, the firm's value added to GDP is

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$600,000

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If there are 10 job losers, 12 job leavers, 13 reentrants, and 12 new entrants, then there are ___________ employed persons.

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47

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Suppose a country had net exports of $8.3 billion and sold $52.4 billion of goods and services abroad. This country had

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$52.4 billion of exports and $44.1 billion of imports

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Which of the following would increase the GDP of the United States?

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A resident of Germany buys a software program form a company in Washington.

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Which of the following transactions would be included in this year's GDP?

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Johnson rents a five-year-old house form Smith

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One bag of flour is sold for $1.50 to a bakery, which uses the flour to bake bread that is sold for $4.00 to consumers. A second bag of flour is to a consumer in a grocery store for $2.00. Taking these three transactions into account, what is the effect on GDP?

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GDP increase by $6.00

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Greg, a U.S. citizen, works only in Canada. The value that his labor contributes to U.S. output is

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Included in U.S. GNP, but it is not included in U.S. GDP

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The unemployment due to the time it takes for unemployed people to locate a job utilizing their transferable skills is called _______________ unemployment.

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Frictional

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Double counting in the resource cost-income approach to GDP refers to

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Counting the total value of a final output in addition to the value of the inputs used to make

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Suppose that the consumer price index (CPI) was 160 in 2007 and 166 in 2008, inflation during 2008 was

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3.75 percent

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If the consumer price index (CPI) was 120 at year end 2008 and 126 at year end 2009, inflation during 2009 was approximately

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5 percent

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Suppose that the consumer price index at year end 2008 was 140 and by year end 2009 had risen to 150. What was the inflation rate during 2009?

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7.1 percent

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Which of the following will mostly likely occur during the contractionary phase of a business cycle?

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The sales of most business decline, and the unemployment rate rises

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Which of the following will most likely occur during the expansionary phase of a business cycle?

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Real GDP rises, and unemployment falls

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The recessionary phase of the business cycle is characterized by

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Decreasing real output and increasing unemployment

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Economist usually use the term "recession" to refer to

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Two or more consecutive quarters of declining real GDP

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Sally is on temporary layoff from her factory job. If Sally participates in the BLS survey, she will be classified as

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Unemployed and in the labor force

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Macroeconomists define "consumption" as

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Purchases by household sector

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Mallory Trammell is a homemaker. Last week, she was busy with her normal household chores. She is

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Not a member to the labor force

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The population (age 16 and over) of Economic Land is 100 million; 5 million are unemployed, and 70 million hold jobs. The labor force participation rate in Economic Land is

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75 percent

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Louise is unemployed due to a decrease in the demand for workers with knowledge of a certain word processing language. This is an example of

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Structural unemployment

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The type of unemployment resulting from the fact that labor market information is less than perfect is called

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Frictional unemployment

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The type of unemployment that occurs because of a recession is called

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Cyclical unemployment

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Economist define full employment as the level of employment that result when

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The rate of unemployment is normal, considering both frictional and structural factors

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When full employment is present in the United States,

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Approximately 95 percent of the labor force will be employed.

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Structural unemployment is the result of

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Non-transferable job skills

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Frictional unemployment

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Is the result of transferable job skills

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A recession is always part of a

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Contraction

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Depreciation refers to a decrease in the value of a good caused by

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Wear and tear of capital goods over time

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Leisure is

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A good that is not counted in GDP

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National income equals

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Compensation of employees + self-employment income + corporate profits + rental income + interest

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GDP is computed by using

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Current- year prices

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Net exports equals

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The difference between exports and imports

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If a person is waiting to be called back to a job from which she has been laid off, how is she classified?

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As an unemployed persons

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The expenditure approach to measuring GDP sums

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Consumption, gross private domestic investment, government purchases, and net exports

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A dynamic, changing economy will

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Experience frictional and structural unemployment

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The unemployment due to changes in the type of skills employers require is called ___________ unemployment.

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Structural

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The number of employed persons plus the number of unemployed persons equals the number persons

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In the civilian labor force

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Jones lost his job in industry A, but he has skills that can be transferred to industry B (which is currently hiring). Smith Lost a job in industry C, but his skills cannot be transferred to industry B or to any other industry. Jones is _______________ unemployed and Smith is _____________ unemployed.

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Frictionally; structurally

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If a person worked at least 15 hours per week as an "unpaid" worker on a family farm house is classified?

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As an employed person

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In many large retail stores, price markdowns are now determined by computer. The "head manager" who used to make these decisions personally became __________________ unemployed.

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Structurally

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The four key markets that coordinate the circular flow of income are:

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Goods and services, resources, loanable funds and foreign exchange

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If the price level in the current period is higher than what buyers and sellers anticipated

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Profit margins will be attractive and firms will expand output.

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Saving is

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After-tax income that is not spent on consumption.

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As the U.S. price level rises relative to price levels in other countries, what would happen in the U.S.?

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Consumption and net exports would decline.

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The aggregate demand curve is downward sloping because

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At lower price levels, net exports increase, causing an increase in quality demanded of goods and services.

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Within the aggregate demand/aggregate supply framework, the quantity produced and purchased in the goods and services market represents

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Real output or real GDP

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For an economy, aggregate demand equals

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Consumption plus investment plus government purchases plus (exports minus imports)

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Other things the same, a decrease in the price level makes the dollar people held worth

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More, so they are willing to spend more.

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If scientific research produces a technological breakthrough in the production of memory, then

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Business cost will fall, profits will improve and production will increase.

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The aggregate supply curve indicates the

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Quantity of goods and services producers will supply at different price levels

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When an economy is in a long run equilibrium

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The actual and natural rates of unemployment will be equal.

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The actual rate of unemployment will be greater than the natural rate of unemployment when

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The actual output is less than the economy's potential output.

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An unexpected sharp reduction in inflation will most likely result in

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A temporary increase in unemployment and a decline in real output.

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The "loanable funds market" is a term used by economists to describe the

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Market that coordinates the borrowing and lending of individuals and firms.

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The price that a person must pay in order to acquire purchasing power now rather than in the future is called

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The interest rate

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The nominal (money) rate of interest

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Is the real rate of interest plus the inflationary premium

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The money interest rate may be misleading indicator of real borrowing costs when

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The inflation rate is high

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Suppose people anticipate inflation will be 5 percent during the next several years. If the real rate of interest is 4 percent, the money rate of interest must be

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9 percent

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Which of the following will most likely accompany an unanticipated increase in aggregate demand?

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An increase in real output

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Which of the following will most likely result from an unanticipated decrease in aggregate supply due to unfavorable weather conditions in agricultural areas?

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An increase in the general level of prices

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When output is less than the economy's long-run capacity, which of the following is most likely to occur?

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Reduction in real interest rates and real resource prices.

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An anticipated change is an economic occurrence that

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Is foreseen by most economic participants.

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An unanticipated economic event is change that

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Catches most people by surprise.

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If a currency depreciates a country's net export

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Rise and AD increases

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If a currency appreciates a country's net export

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Fall and AD decreases

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If Asian economies suffer a serious economic slump, U.S. net exports will

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Decrease and AD will shift leftward

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Which of the falling will lead to an increase in aggregate demand in the United States?

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An increase in wealth due to a substantial appreciation in the value of stocks

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Which of the following factors would increase aggregate demand in the good and service market?

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Increased optimism on the part of consumers and businesses.

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Other things constant, a reduction in the real interest rate will

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Induce businesses to increase their level of investment.

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Within the framework of the AD/AS model, if consumers and investors become more pessimistic about the future direction of the economy, this will lead to a

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Decrease in aggregate demand

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An increase in the consumer sentiment index indicates that consumers are

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Become more optimistic abut their future income and employment prospects.

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An increase in the exchange rate value of the U.S. dollar, relative to the Japanese yen, will cause U.S. imports from Japan to

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Increase and exports to Japan to decrease.

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If the exchange rate value of the dollars depreciates relative to other currencies, we would expect

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U.S. exports to increase.

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An improvement in technology would shift which of the following curve(s)?

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Short-run and long-run aggregate supply.

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When an economy is in a recession

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The unemployment rate will rise above it's natural rate.

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The 1930s were a period of

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Depressed economic conditions and prolonged high rates of unemployment

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An analysis of housing prices between 1987 and 2008 indicated that prices

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Increased sharply in the five years leading up to the housing bust in 2007

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During 1979 - 2005, the mortgage default rate

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Was generally between 1 and 2 percent

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Which of the following is most central to the understanding of the economic crisis of 2008?

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The housing boom (2001-2005) and bust (2007-2008)

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The persistence of budget deficits during the last several decades is not surprising because politicians will find

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Budget deficits more attractive than budget surpluses

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Other things being constant, countries with higher rates of saving

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Will have higher rates of investment and growth

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The supply-side effects of a reduction in taxes are the result of

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Increased attractiveness of productive activity relative to leisure and tax avoidance

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The tax reductions increases in defense expenditures, and budget deficits of the 1980s are characteristics of

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Expansionary fiscal policy

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According to the crowding-out theory, expansionary fiscal policy will lead to

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Higher interest rates, an appreciated dollar, and reduced net exports

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Crowding out refers to the situation in which

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Borrowing by the federal government raises interest rates and causes firms to invest less

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Which of the following will be most likely to dampen the expansionary effects of an increase in government spending financed by borrowing?

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The increase in demand for loanable funds as the result of borrowing will cause interest rates to rise and private investment to fall

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Which of the following is true?

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The FDIC sets the reserve requirements for commercial banks

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Advocates of the crowding-out effect maintain that the large budget deficits during the recession of 2008-2009

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Will lead to a slower recovery than would have been the case if government borrowing had been more restrained

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According to new classical economists, the most appropriate policy during a recession would be for the government to

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Do nothing

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New classical economists believe that an increase in deficit financing by the government will

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Increase savings

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New classical economists stress that an increase in government expenditures financed by borrowing rather than taxes will

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Affect the timing of taxes but not their magnitude

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As the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) decreases, the spending multiplier

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Decreases

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As the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) increases, the spending multiplier

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Increases

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Which of the following most accurately indicates the political incentive to spend and/or tax?

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Politicians are rewarded for providing programs that benefit their constituents and punished for raising taxes

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According to the Keynesian view, the proper response to a severe recession would be

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An increase in government spending financed by borrowing

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According to non-Keynesians, how will an increase in government spending financed by borrowing during a recession affect recovery?

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Higher future taxes and interest rates will be required to finance the larger debt and this will weaken the recovery

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Supply-side economics stresses that

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Changes in marginal tax rates, exert important effects on real output and employment

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Which of the following is a problem with discretionary fiscal policy as an economic stabilization tool?

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It is difficult to properly time discretionary changes in fiscal policy

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Which of the following is an important insight of Keynesian analysis?

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When widespread unemployment is present, increases in aggregate demand will exert a larger impact on real output than when the economy is operating at near full employment

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A major advantage of built in or automatic stabilizers is that they

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Require no Congressional action to be effective

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The 1930s were a period of

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Depressed economic conditions and prolonged high rates of unemployment

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The Keynesian model provided an explanation for

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The prolonged unemployment of the 1930s

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Keynes rejected the view that lower wages would direct a recessionary economy back to full employment because

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Powerful trade unions and large corporations made wages highly inflexible

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In the Keynesian view, equilibrium takes place when

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The level of total spending in the economy is equal to current output

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Within the framework of the Keynesian model,

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Changes in output rather than changes in price direct the economy to equilibrium

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Keynesian analysis indicates that an unexpected decline in aggregate demand will lead to

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An increase in inventories and a reduction in output

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When aggregate demand exceeds current output, Keynesian analysis indicates that

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Unplanned inventory reductions will cause output to fall

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The marginal propensity to consume is defined as the

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Proportion of any change in income that is spent on consumption

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The primary tool of fiscal policy is

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The federal budget

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A balanced budget is present when

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Government revenues equal government expenditures

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When the federal government is running a budget deficit,

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Government expenditures exceed government revenues

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If the federal government is running a budget surplus,

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It will be able to reduce its outstanding debt

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Changes in government spending and/or taxes as the result of legislation is called

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Discretionary fiscal policy

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Fiscal policy designed to increase aggregate demand during economic downturns and decrease aggregate demand during economic booms is called

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Countercyclical fiscal policy

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Unemployment compensation payments

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Rise during a recession and thereby help stimulate consumption

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When an economy dips into recession, automatic stabilizers will tend to

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Enlarge the budget deficit (or reduce the surplus)

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When an economy expands into an economic boom, automatic stabilizers will tend to

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Reduce the budget deficit (or increase the surplus)

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Long lags make discretionary policy less effective because

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By the time the impact of policy is felt, the problem may have been corrected by market forces

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Higher standards of living are the result of

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An increase in the availability of goods and services that people value

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Public choice analysis indicates that politicians will find

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Budget deficits more attractive than budget surpluses

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Both Keynesian and non-Keynesians now recognize

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The difficulties involved in timing discretionary changes in fiscal policy in a stabilizing manner

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Which of the following is most likely to increase the incentive to invest, produce, and employ others?

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A reduction in tax rates

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Within the framework of the AD-AS model, an increase in savings by households will

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Increase the supply of loanable funds and reduce interest rates

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Since the mid-1980s, the debt-to-income ration of American households

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Has rapidly increased

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When families are heavily indebted and have little or no savings,

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They are in a poor position to deal with unanticipated expenses

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As measured by the budget deficit as a share of GDP, fiscal policy was

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More expansionary during the 1980s than the 1990s

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Keynesian critics would argue the expansion in government debt during a recession would lead to

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Higher future interest payments and tax rates

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According to the paradox of thrift, if many families decide to save an additional $200 a month, this would lead to

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A reduction in total output and little or no increase in total savings

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A person's marginal tax rate determines the percentage of

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Additional earnings that the individual is permitted to keep

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Money is

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Whatever is generally accepted in exchange for goods and services

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In the United States, the purchasing power of money is determined by

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The value of U.S. treasury bonds that back each unite of currency.

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Which of the following in not a part of the M1 money supply?

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Outstanding balances on credit cards.

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Ordinary commercial banks can expand the supply of money by

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Using a portion of their deposits to extend additional loans.

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Why did the monetary base increase rapidly during the economic crisis of 2008?

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The Fed increased both its purchase of assets and quantity of loans extended.

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One advantage of a money system compare to a barter system is that

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Money is more efficient.

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In the modern U.S. economy, most transaction are made with

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Checking deposits.

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Stores need not accept your check but must accept currency because

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Checks are not money but currency is.

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In order for barter to occur, trader must have a

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Coincidence of wants.

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Which of the following is the best definition of money?

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Anything generally accepted as a payment for goods or repayment of debt.

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If money were not used as a medium of exchange

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The gains from trade would be severely limited

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A barter economy is one in which

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Goods are traded directly for other goods.

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Which of the following assets is most liquid?

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Funds in a checking account

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Money is used as a unit of account. This means

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Money is used to measure the exchange value and costs of goods, services, assets and resources.

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When the interest rate decreases, the opportunity cost of holding money

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Decreases, so the quantity of the money demanded increases

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The value (purchasing power) of each unit of money

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Is inversely related to the general level of prices.

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When the monetary authorities expand the supply of money rapidly,

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Holding money is a poor method of storing value.

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In the United States, the money supply (M1) consists of

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Coins, paper currency, demand deposits, other checkable deposits and traveler's checks.

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Which of the following compose the M2 money supply?

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M1 plus savings deposits, small-denomination time deposits, and money market mutual funds.

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Are outstanding credit card balances counted as part of the money supply?

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No; money is an asset, while the credit card balances are a liability. Thus, they are not including in the money supply figures.

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Which of the following is not a depository institution?

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Finance company

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Modern bankers

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Hold only a fractions of their assets in the form of reserves against their deposits.

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A system that permits banks to hold less than 100 percent of their deposits as reserves is called a

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Fractional reserve banking system.

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Banks are considered a safer place to deposit money now than they were prior to 1933 because

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The creation of the FDIC reduced the likelihood of banks runs.

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The immediate effect of a member bank's sale of the U.S. government securities to the Fed is

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An increase in that bank's excess reserves.

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The conduct of monetary policy is the responsibility of

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The federal reserve system

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What is the length of the term of the member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System?

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Fourteen years

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Decisions to buy or sell securities at the Fed are made by

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The federal open market committees.

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The primary source of revenue for the federal reserve is

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The interest earned on the bonds held by the Fed.

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Which of the following would cause the money supply in the United States to expand?

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A decrease in reserve requirements

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The discount rate is the interest rate

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The federal Reserve charges banking institution for borrowing its funds

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The federal funds market is the market where

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Commercial banks with excess reserves make loans to commercial banks seeking reserves.

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During the economic crisis of 2008, the Fed acquired the authority to

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Pay interest to commercials banks on their reserve

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If the Fed wanted to shift to a restrictive monetary policy and reduce the money supply, it could

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Increase the interest rate on excess reserves encouraging banks to hold excess reserve rather than extend more loans.

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During the financial crisis of 2008, Fed policy

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Approx. double the monetary base

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The three basic functions of money are

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A medium of exchange, a store of value, and unit of account.

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The velocity of money is

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The average number of times one dollar is used to buy goods and services during a year.

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When the actual federal funds rate is substantially below the rate called for by the Taylor rule, this indicates that

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Monetary policy is overly expansionary and a shift toward a ore restrictive policy would be appropriate.

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According to monetarists, which of the following would be most important for control of inflation?

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Keeping the growth rate of the money supply low and steady.

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The cost of holding money balances increases when

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The nominal interest rate increases

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If the federal Reserve sells bonds, the short run effects will be

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A decrease in the money supply and higher real interest rates

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In the short run, an unanticipated shift to a more expansionary monetary policy is most likely to result in

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An increase in employment

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In the Fed unexpectedly shifts to a more expansionary monetary policy, which of the following will most likely occur in the short run?

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A decrease in real interest rate.

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When the Fed buys bonds and injects additional reserves into the banking system, this action will

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Place downward pressure on short term interest rates.

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Unanticipated restrictive monetary policy would tend to cause

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Real interest rates to rise

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If the fed unexpectedly shifts to a more restrictive monetary policy, which of the following will most likely occur in the short run?

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An increase in unemployment

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If the Fed seeks to constrain inflation, it would be most likely to

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Sell government bonds to banks in order to reduce the amount of loanable funds.

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If there is a recession, the Fed would most likely

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Increase bank reserves by buying government securities

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If the economy is in an inflationary boom, the Fed would most likely

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Restrict bank lending by selling government securities

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If the economy is in an inflationary boom, the Fed would most likely

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Restrict bank lending by selling government securities

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