Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Why would anyone object to President Obama’s proposed infrastructure spending?

Why would anyone object to President Obama’s proposed infrastructure spending?

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Q: In what specific ways (if any) does a college education

In what specific ways (if any) does a college education increase a worker's productivity?

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Q: How did output per U.S. worker increase so much

How did output per U.S. worker increase so much in 10 years (World View, p. 375)? Why did Italian productivity decline?

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Q: Why don't we consume all of our current output instead of sacrificing

Why don't we consume all of our current output instead of sacrificing some present consumption for investment?

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Q: Should we grant immigration rights based on potential contributions to economic growth

Should we grant immigration rights based on potential contributions to economic growth as Canada does?

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Q: How might economic growth be impeded by (a) high levels

How might economic growth be impeded by (a) high levels of national debt and/or (b) fiscal restraint designed to reduce that national debt?

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Q: Should fiscal policy encourage more consumption or more saving? Does it

Should fiscal policy encourage more consumption or more saving? Does it matter?

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Q: In 1866 Stanley Jevons predicted that economic growth would come to a

In 1866 Stanley Jevons predicted that economic growth would come to a halt when England ran out of coal, a doomsday that he reckoned would occur in the mid-1970s. How did we avert that projection? W...

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Q: Fertility rates in the United States have dropped so low that we

Fertility rates in the United States have dropped so low that we are approaching zero population growth, a condition that France has maintained for decades. How will this affect our economic growth?...

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Q: Is limitless growth really possible? What forces do you think will

Is limitless growth really possible? What forces do you think will be most important in slowing or halting economic growth?

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