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The term household production refers to |
Output produced by forcing children to work
Output produced by workers who are telecommuting
Services provided directly to households such as lawn mowing by landscape companies.
Output produced at home
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2 |
According to classical economists unemployment rises in recessions due to an increase in ______ unemployment , not in _______ unemployment. |
Cyclical ; frictional and structural
Frictional and cyclical , structural
Structural , frictional and cyclical
Frictional and structural ; cyclical
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3 |
In the monetary base is increased by $1,000 and the reserve requirement is 10% by how much will the money supply be increased. |
$100
$1,000
$5,000
$10,000
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4 |
The monetary base in composed of. |
Gold and silver
Currency only
Currency and reserves
Currency and checkable deposits
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5 |
Which of the following is the most liquid. |
A savings account
A 6 months CD
A home
Water
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6 |
A temporary adverse productivity shock would. |
Shift the labor supply curve upward
Decrease the level of employment
Decrease future income
Decrease the expected future marginal product of capital
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7 |
Which of the following is an example of a productivity shock. |
The introduction of new management techniques
A change in taxes on corporate profits
A change in the level of government transferors
An increase in the money supply
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8 |
Real business cycle theorists think that most business cycle fluctuations are caused by shocks to. |
The production function
The size of the labor force
The real quantity of government purchases
The spending and saving decisions of consumers
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9 |
Which of the following is not a primary cause of business cycle fluctuations according to real business cycle theory. |
A change in the production function
A change in the size of the labor force
A change in the money supply
A change in the real quantity of government purchases
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10 |
An IOU of the Federal Reserve Bank of Scan Francisco to Bank of America is called. |
Discourse
Federal funds
Reserves
Collateral
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11 |
Total factor productivity growth is that part of economic growth due to. |
Capital growth plus labor growth
Capital growth less labor growth
Capital growth times labor growth
Neither capital growth nor labor growth
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12 |
In the short run in the Keynesian model a sharp increase in oil prices would leave the economy with a ____ level of output and a ______ real interest rate. |
Higher ; lower
Lower ; Higher
Higher ; higher
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13 |
Monetary expansion can still be effective in getting out of liquidity trap if it's combined with. |
Restrictions on bank loans
Increased taxes
Contractionary fiscal policy
Expansionary fiscal policy
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14 |
A situation in which expansionary in monetary policy has no effect on the economy is known as. |
Macro economic stabilization
A liquidity trap
A depression
Capital flight
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15 |
The use of micro economics policies to smooth or moderate the business cycle is known as. |
Aggregate demand management.
Aggregate supply management
Automatic stabilization
Discretionary policy
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16 |
The Keynesian theory is consistent with the business cycle fact that inflation is |
Procyclical and leading
Procyclical and lagging
Countercyclical and leading
All of these
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17 |
According to Keynesians the primary source of business cycle fluctuation is. |
Aggregate demand shocks
Productivity shocks
Oil price shocks
Consumer confidence shocks
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18 |
In the Keynesian model in the short run a decrease in government purchases causes output to _____ and the real interest rate to. |
fall ; rise
fall ; fall
rise ; rise
rise; fall
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19 |
Using the Keynesian model the effect of a government imposed celling on interest rates paid on personal checking accounts that is lower than the current market interest rate would be to cause._ in the real interest rate and _ in input out in the short sun. |
A decrease ; a decrease
A decrease ; no change
A decrease ; an increase
An increase ; a decrease
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20 |
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. |
An increase ; no change
A decrease ; no change
An increase ; an increase
No change ; a decrease
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