Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: The Bank of Canada and the Government of Canada have agreed that

The Bank of Canada and the Government of Canada have agreed that the Bank will achieve an inflation rate target. Based on the performance of Canadian inflation and unemployment, has the Bank’s inflati...

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Q: Members expected real GDP growth to be moderate over coming quarters and

Members expected real GDP growth to be moderate over coming quarters and then to pick up very gradually, with the unemployment rate declining only slowly. With longer-term inflation expectations stabl...

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Q: Suppose Parliament decided to strip the Bank of Canada of its monetary

Suppose Parliament decided to strip the Bank of Canada of its monetary policy powers and decided to legislate interest rate changes. How would you expect the policy choices to change? Which arrangemen...

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Q: In the 1980s, it was Argentina, Mexico, and the

In the 1980s, it was Argentina, Mexico, and the Philippines that struggled with unsustainable debt loads. In the 1990s, it was Russia and the go-go economies of East Asia. Today, it is the United Stat...

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Q: In the 1980s, it was Argentina, Mexico, and the

In the 1980s, it was Argentina, Mexico, and the Philippines that struggled with unsustainable debt loads. In the 1990s, it was Russia and the go-go economies of East Asia. Today, it is the United Stat...

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Q: The U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 2000 instructs the

The U.S. Federal Reserve Act of 2000 instructs the Federal Reserve to pursue its goals by “maintain[ing] long-run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the economy’s long-run...

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Q: Looking at the overnight loans rate since 2000, identify periods during

Looking at the overnight loans rate since 2000, identify periods during which, with the benefit of hindsight, the rate might have been kept too low. Identify periods during which it might have been to...

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Q: At the end of 2009, the unemployment rate was 8.

At the end of 2009, the unemployment rate was 8.3 percent, the inflation rate was 0.8 percent, and the overnight loans rate target was 0.25 percent. In mid- 2014, the unemployment rate was about 7 per...

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Q: At the end of 2009, the unemployment rate was 8.

At the end of 2009, the unemployment rate was 8.3 percent, the inflation rate was 0.8 percent, and the overnight loans rate target was 0.25 percent. In mid- 2014, the unemployment rate was about 7 per...

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Q: At the end of 2009, the unemployment rate was 8.

At the end of 2009, the unemployment rate was 8.3 percent, the inflation rate was 0.8 percent, and the overnight loans rate target was 0.25 percent. In mid- 2014, the unemployment rate was about 7 per...

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