Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Explain how a rise in

Explain how a rise in

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Q: Suppose the world population today is 7 billion, and suppose this

Suppose the world population today is 7 billion, and suppose this population grows at a constant rate of 3% per year from now on. (This rate is almost certainly much faster than the future population...

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Q: Write each production function given below in terms of output per person

Write each production function given below in terms of output per person y ; Y/L and capital per person k ; K/L. Show what these “per person” versions look like in a graph with k on the horizontal axi...

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Q: Who pays the inflation tax?

Who pays the inflation tax?

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Q: By roughly how much did housing prices fall during the financial crisis

By roughly how much did housing prices fall during the financial crisis? What about the stock market?

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Q: Given your current knowledge, what do you think are the answers

Given your current knowledge, what do you think are the answers to these questions?

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Q: How does macroeconomics study these questions?

How does macroeconomics study these questions?

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Q: This question is not addressed in the chapter—and in fact

This question is not addressed in the chapter—and in fact is still debated among economists—but it is interesting to think about: Why do you suppose growth in living standards was virtually nonexisten...

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Q: Why, and in what sense, do the three growth rates

Why, and in what sense, do the three growth rates shown in Figure 3.9 add up? Figure 3.9:

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Q: What are some costs and benefits of economic growth?

What are some costs and benefits of economic growth?

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