Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: During 2011, Canada is in an environment of substantial headwinds from

During 2011, Canada is in an environment of substantial headwinds from Europe and the United States, and monetary policy may need to maintain stimulus to achieve the inflation target at full employmen...

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Q: With low interest rates, business investment and trade are expected to

With low interest rates, business investment and trade are expected to bring growth through 2016. Explain the effects of the Bank of Canada’s low interest rates on business investment. Draw a graph to...

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Q: On September 15, 2014, the OECD predicted that global growth

On September 15, 2014, the OECD predicted that global growth would continue at a moderate rate and that Canada’s economic growth will strengthen. If the OECD forecasts turn out to be correct, what wou...

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Q: William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, raised the

William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, raised the prospect of the Fed becoming more explicit about its inflation goal to “help anchor inflation expectations at the desired rate.” a. What monet...

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Q: Suppose that the world price of eggs is $1 a dozen

Suppose that the world price of eggs is $1 a dozen, Canada does not trade internationally, and the equilibrium price of eggs in Canada is $3 a dozen. Canada then begins to trade internationally. a. Ho...

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Q: Under what circumstances does the government have a budget surplus?

Under what circumstances does the government have a budget surplus?

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Q: Suppose that the world price of steel is $100 a tonne

Suppose that the world price of steel is $100 a tonne, India does not trade internationally, and the equilibrium price of steel in India is $60 a tonne. India then begins to trade internationally. a....

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Q: The hunger crisis in poor countries has its roots in Canadian,

The hunger crisis in poor countries has its roots in Canadian, U.S., and European policies of subsidizing the diversion of food crops to produce biofuels like corn-based ethanol. That is, doling out s...

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Q: Draw a graph of the market for corn in the poor developing

Draw a graph of the market for corn in the poor developing country in Problem 15(b) to show the changes in the price of corn, the quantity produced, and the quantity consumed by people in that country...

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Q: South Korea will reopen its market to most Canadian beef. South

South Korea will reopen its market to most Canadian beef. South Korea banned imports of beef in 2003 amid concerns over a case of mad cow disease. The ban closed what was then the fourth-largest marke...

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