Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Explain the relationship among saving, investment, and net capital outflow

Explain the relationship among saving, investment, and net capital outflow.

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Q: Define nominal exchange rate and real exchange rate, and explain how

Define nominal exchange rate and real exchange rate, and explain how they are related. If the nominal exchange rate goes from 100 to 120 yen per dollar, has the dollar appreciated or depreciated?

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Q: What distinguishes money from other assets in the economy?

What distinguishes money from other assets in the economy?

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Q: Holding other things constant, an appreciation of a nation’s currency causes

Holding other things constant, an appreciation of a nation’s currency causes a. exports to rise and imports to fall. b. exports to fall and imports to rise. c. both exports and imports to rise. d. bot...

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Q: Suppose that Congress is considering an investment tax credit, which subsidizes

Suppose that Congress is considering an investment tax credit, which subsidizes domestic investment. a. How does this policy affect national saving, domestic investment, net capital outflow, the inter...

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Q: Why are budget deficits and trade deficits sometimes called the twin deficits

Why are budget deficits and trade deficits sometimes called the twin deficits?

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Q: In the model of the open economy just developed, two markets

In the model of the open economy just developed, two markets determine two relative prices. What are the markets? What are the two relative prices?

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Q: A sudden crash in the stock market shifts a. the

A sudden crash in the stock market shifts a. the aggregate-demand curve. b. the short-run aggregate-supply curve, but not the long-run aggregate-supply curve. c. the long-run aggregate-supply curve, b...

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Q: Explain whether each of the following events will increase, decrease,

Explain whether each of the following events will increase, decrease, or have no effect on long-run aggregate supply. a. The United States experiences a wave of immigration. b. Congress raises the min...

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Q: Draw a diagram with aggregate demand, short-run aggregate supply

Draw a diagram with aggregate demand, short-run aggregate supply, and long-run aggregate supply. Be careful to label the axes correctly.

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