Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Economist Jones believes that there is always sufficient (aggregate) demand

Economist Jones believes that there is always sufficient (aggregate) demand in the economy to buy all the goods and services supplied at full employment. Diagrammatically represent what the economy lo...

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Q: Diagrammatically show what happens when the institutional constraints in the economy become

Diagrammatically show what happens when the institutional constraints in the economy become less effective.

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Q: Diagrammatically represent an economy in a recessionary gap. Next, identify

Diagrammatically represent an economy in a recessionary gap. Next, identify where the economy in a recessionary gap lies in terms of both the institutional and physical PPFs.

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Q: Compute the multiplier in each of the following cases: (

Compute the multiplier in each of the following cases: (a) MPC = 0.60 (b) MPC = 0.80 (c) MPC = 0.50

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Q: Write an investment function (equation) that specifies two components:

Write an investment function (equation) that specifies two components: (a) Autonomous investment spending (b) Induced investment spending

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Q: Economist Smith believes that changes in aggregate demand affect only the price

Economist Smith believes that changes in aggregate demand affect only the price level and economist Jones believes that changes in aggregate demand affect only Real GDP. What do the AD and AS curves l...

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Q: Use the accompanying figure to explain the following two statements:

Use the accompanying figure to explain the following two statements: (a) According to Keynes, aggregate demand may be insufficient to bring about the full-employment output level (or Natural Real G...

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Q: The TE curve in Exhibit 11(d) is upward-

The TE curve in Exhibit 11(d) is upward-sloping because the consumption function is upward-sloping. Explain.

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Q: What kind of information does price transmit?

What kind of information does price transmit?

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Q: In Exhibit 11(d), what does the vertical distance between

In Exhibit 11(d), what does the vertical distance between the origin and the point at which the TE curve cuts the vertical axis represent?

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