Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: A small open economy is described by the following equations:

A small open economy is described by the following equations: C =50 +.75(Y - T ) I = 200 - 20r NX = 200 - 50Ɛ M/P = Y - 40r G = 200 T = 200 M = 3000 P = 3 r* = 5 a. Derive and graph the IS* and LM* cu...

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Q: In the Mundell–Fleming model with floating exchange rates, explain

In the Mundell–Fleming model with floating exchange rates, explain what happens to aggregate income, the exchange rate, and the trade balance when the money supply is reduced. What would happen if exc...

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Q: Suppose that an economy has the Phillips curve π = π

Suppose that an economy has the Phillips curve π = π -1 - 0.5(u - 5). a. What is the natural rate of unemployment? b. Graph the short-run and long-run relationships between inflation and unemployment...

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Q: How is the Phillips curve related to aggregate supply?

How is the Phillips curve related to aggregate supply?

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Q: Suppose the monetary-policy rule has the wrong natural rate of

Suppose the monetary-policy rule has the wrong natural rate of interest. That is, the central bank follows this rule: where p’ does not equal r, the natural rate of interest in the...

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Q: On a carefully labeled graph, draw the dynamic aggregate demand curve

On a carefully labeled graph, draw the dynamic aggregate demand curve. Explain why it has the slope it has.

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Q: Gabe and Gita both obey the two-period Fisher model of

Gabe and Gita both obey the two-period Fisher model of consumption. Gabe earns $100 in the first period and $100 in the second period. Gita earns nothing in the first period and $210 in the second per...

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Q: In the Cagan model, if the money supply is expected to

In the Cagan model, if the money supply is expected to grow at some constant rate µ (so that Emt+s = mt + sµ), then Equation A9 can be shown to imply that pt = mt + ÿµ. a. Interpret this result. b. Wh...

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Q: Describe the evidence that was consistent with Keynes’s conjectures and the evidence

Describe the evidence that was consistent with Keynes’s conjectures and the evidence that was inconsistent with them.

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Q: Suppose that the government levies a tax on oil companies equal to

Suppose that the government levies a tax on oil companies equal to a proportion of the value of the company’s oil reserves. (The government assures the firms that the tax is for one time only.) Accord...

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