Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Refer to the data provided in Problem 4 to answer the following

Refer to the data provided in Problem 4 to answer the following questions. a) Plot real GDP and the stock prices index on the same graph. b) Plot the unemployment and inflation rates on the same graph...

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Q: The following figure, from the Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Report to

The following figure, from the Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Report to the Congress (July 21, 2009), shows mortgage delinquency rates from 2001 to 2009 in the United States. a) Explain why mortgage...

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Q: According to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 (Section 13.

According to the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 (Section 13.3), “In unusual and exigent circumstances, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, […] may authorize any Federal Reserve bank, du...

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Q: Critics of the Federal Reserve in 2013 warned that the Federal Reserve’s

Critics of the Federal Reserve in 2013 warned that the Federal Reserve’s commitment to keeping the federal funds rate near zero for an extended period of time might increase expected inflation. Explai...

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Q: Suppose a central bank identifies an increase in lending to the floral

Suppose a central bank identifies an increase in lending to the floral industry. In particular, many small businesses are borrowing aggre - sively to import tulips. As market participants observe a sh...

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Q: Describe the effects on the economy if the Federal Reserve uses monetary

Describe the effects on the economy if the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy to burst a wrongfully identified asset-price bubble.

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Q: Suppose that the White House decides to sharply reduce military spending without

Suppose that the White House decides to sharply reduce military spending without increasing government spending in other areas. a) Comment on the effect of this measure on aggregate demand. b) Show y...

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Q: Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, and

Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, and find data on recession dating (USRECQ) and real GDP (GDPC1), real consumption (PCECC96), and real private domestic investment (GPDIC1). a) Using...

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Q: Oil prices declined in the summer of 2008, following months of

Oil prices declined in the summer of 2008, following months of increases since the winter of 2007. Considering only this fall in oil prices, explain the effect on short-run aggregate supply and long-r...

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Q: Suppose that in an effort to reduce the current federal government budget

Suppose that in an effort to reduce the current federal government budget deficit, the White House decides to sharply decrease government spending. Assuming the economy is at its long run equilibrium,...

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