Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: President Obama’s proposal to jolt a listless economic recovery with $180

President Obama’s proposal to jolt a listless economic recovery with $180 billion worth of tax breaks and transportation projects left economists largely unimpressed Tuesday. If taxes fall by $90 bill...

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Q: Statistics Canada reported that in the second quarter of 2014 Canadian exports

Statistics Canada reported that in the second quarter of 2014 Canadian exports increased by $24 billion. Explain and draw a graph to illustrate the effect of an increase in exports on equilibrium real...

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Q: Compare the multiplier in the short run and the long run and

Compare the multiplier in the short run and the long run and explain why they are not identical.

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Q: Consumer sentiment was up in August, helped by merchant discounts,

Consumer sentiment was up in August, helped by merchant discounts, especially from auto dealerships who received incentives from automakers Honda, General Motors, and Toyota to lower prices. But consu...

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Q: Consumer sentiment was up in August, helped by merchant discounts,

Consumer sentiment was up in August, helped by merchant discounts, especially from auto dealerships who received incentives from automakers Honda, General Motors, and Toyota to lower prices. But consu...

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Q: Consumer sentiment was up in August, helped by merchant discounts,

Consumer sentiment was up in August, helped by merchant discounts, especially from auto dealerships who received incentives from automakers Honda, General Motors, and Toyota to lower prices. But consu...

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Q: In Japan, consumer prices slid at a faster pace in July

In Japan, consumer prices slid at a faster pace in July and industrial production unexpectedly slumped. Contrast what the news clip says is happening in Japan with what is happening in Canada in Probl...

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Q: Answer the following questions. a. If the second quarter

Answer the following questions. a. If the second quarter 2014 change in inventories was a planned change, what role did it play in shifting the AE curve and changing equilibrium expenditure? Use a two...

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Q: In an economy with a fixed price level, autonomous spending is

In an economy with a fixed price level, autonomous spending is $20 billion and the slope of the AE curve is 0.6. a. What is the equation of the AE curve? b. Calculate equilibrium expenditure. c. Calcu...

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Q: Define and explain how we calculate the marginal propensity to consume and

Define and explain how we calculate the marginal propensity to consume and the marginal propensity to save.

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