Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Before the latest financial crisis and recession, when was the largest

Before the latest financial crisis and recession, when was the largest recession of the past 50 years, and what was the cumulative loss in output over the course of the slowdown?

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Q: How can you “see” the Phillips curve operating in the

How can you “see” the Phillips curve operating in the graph of inflation in Figure 9.5? Figure 9.5:

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Q: Why is Okun’s law a useful rule of thumb to keep in

Why is Okun’s law a useful rule of thumb to keep in mind when analyzing our short- run model?

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Q: How severe was the Great Recession? What pieces of economic data

How severe was the Great Recession? What pieces of economic data would you cite to support your answer?

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Q: What is leverage, and why is it so important in understanding

What is leverage, and why is it so important in understanding the financial crisis?

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Q: What role does the IS curve play in our short- run

What role does the IS curve play in our short- run model? What kind of economic questions does it allow us to analyze?

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Q: Suppose your retirement account has a balance today of $25,

Suppose your retirement account has a balance today of $25,000 and you are 20 years old. If you are invested in a diversified portfolio of stocks, you might hope that the historical return of about 6%...

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Q: What are some examples of changes in the economy that would lead

What are some examples of changes in the economy that would lead to movements along the IS curve? What are some changes that would shift the IS curve?

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Q: For the development of the rest of the short- run model

For the development of the rest of the short- run model in the next two chapters, we could just present the equation for the IS curve,

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Q: What are three insights you gained from studying the micro foundations of

What are three insights you gained from studying the micro foundations of the IS curve?

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