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If the price level for an economy was 100 in 1984 , 115 in 1985 and 125 in 1986 the rate of inflation between 1985 and 1986 was.

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105

8%

8.7%

17.5%

What did economist Adam Smith identity as the "invisible hand" that directs the decision making of firms and households in a market economy.

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Government

Product demand

Self interest

International trade

The equation for the IS curve is.

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Y = 55 - 50 i

Y = 175 - 75 i

Y = 300 - 100 i

Y = 275 - 25 i

The multiplier which specifically refers to an equal increase in government spending and taxes, giving rise to that same equal increase in national income is called.

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the Keynesian multiplier

The balanced budget multiplier

the deficit multiplier

None of the above

A temporary decrease in government purchases would cause.

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A rightward shift in the saving curve and a leftward shift in the investment curve

A rightward shift in the saving curve and a rightwards shift in the investment curve.

A right ward shift in the saving curve but no shift in the investment curve

No shift in the saving curve but a left ward shift in the investment curve.

If government spending of Rs. 10 and a lump sum tax of Rs.10 is added, the empirical equation for the new IS curve becomes.

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Y = 285 + 20 I

Y = 270 - 10 i

Y = 285 - 50 i

Y = 210 - o.5 i

Changes in subjective or objective factors.

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Never affect the consumption function

Always cause downward shifts of the consumption function

Always cause upward shifts of the consumption function

May cause upward or downward shifts of the consumption function

A rise in the price of bond causes the yield of the bond to.

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Rise

Fall

Remain unchanged

Rise uf ut's a short term bond, fall if it's a long term bond

All of the following are obstacles to international economic policy coordination except.

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Different national objectives are institutions

Different national political climates

Different phases in the business cycle

Different national currencies.

A situation in which expansionary in monetary policy has no effect on the economy is known as.

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Macro economic stabilization

A liquidity trap

A depression

Capital flight

Two independent variables are not independent of each other in a multiple regression problem The analyst most likely will be confronted with.

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The problem of autocorrelation

A type 1 error

The problem of multicollinear rarity.

a type II error

Classical economics think general equilibrium is attained relatively quickly because.

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The real interest rate adjusts quickly

The level of output adjusts quickly.

The real wage rate adjusts quickly

The price level adjusts quickly.

Using the Keynesian model , the effect of a decrease in the effective tax rate on capital would be to cause_____ in the real interest rate and __ in output in the long run.

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An increase ; no change

A decrease ; no change

An increase ; an increase

No change ; a decrease

The long run aggregate supply curve

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Is vertical

slopes upward

Is horizontal

Slopes downward

Given the data above, the empirical equation for the IS curve is.

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Y = 275 + 10 i

Y = 225 + 50 i

Y = 250 - 10 i

Y = 275 - 501

A decrease in wealth would cause the IS curve to

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Shift up and to the right

Shift down and to the left

Remain unchanged

Shift up and to the right only in poeple face borrowing constraints.

The Ad, SRAS ,and LRAS curve each show a relationship between which two economic variables.

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The aggregate price level and output

The aggregate price level and the interest rate

Output and unemployment

Output and the interest rate.

Disinflationary demand management policies.

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Achieve a lower rate of inflation without causing a decreases in output.

Reduce output but have no initial effect on the inflation rate

Require an increase in government spending.

Require a reduction in the growth rate of the nominal money supply.

Hyperinflation occurs when

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The inflation rate rises

The inflation Tate declines

The inflation rate is extremely high

The inflation rate is extremely low

The regression equation for consumption as a function of disposable income is C = -60 + 0.90Y .the standard error of Y is 30 and the standard error of estimate is 9.5 What is the 95% confidence interval for C when Y is Rs. 1000 billion.

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Rs.941 to Rs. 979

Rs.900 to Rs. 1,020

Rs.821 to Rs.859

Rs.780 to Rs.900

According to the efficiency wage model during a recession firms will not reduce real wages because.

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Unions would go on strike reducing profitability

This would reduce worker effort and productivity.

The equilibrium real wage has increased

Legally, they can't

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