Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Suppose that the economy is self-regulating, that the price

Suppose that the economy is self-regulating, that the price level is 110, that the quantity demanded of Real GDP is $4 trillion, that the quantity supplied of Real GDP in the short run is $4.9 trillio...

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Q: Yvonne is telling her friend Wendy that wages are rising but that

Yvonne is telling her friend Wendy that wages are rising but that so is the unemployment rate. She tells Wendy that she (Yvonne) may be the next person to be fired at her company and that she may have...

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Q: Jim says, “I think it’s a little like when you

Jim says, “I think it’s a little like when you have a cold or the flu. You don’t need to see a doctor. In time your body heals itself. That’s sort of the way the economy works too. We don’t really nee...

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Q: Beginning in long-run equilibrium, explain what happens to the

Beginning in long-run equilibrium, explain what happens to the price level and Real GDP in the short run and in the long run as a result of; (a) A decline in AD, (b) A rise in AD, (c) A decline in...

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Q: According to classical economists, does Say’s Law hold in a money

According to classical economists, does Say’s Law hold in a money economy? Explain your answer.

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Q: How do you explain why investment falls as the interest rate rises

How do you explain why investment falls as the interest rate rises?

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Q: Consider the following: Two researchers, A and B, are

Consider the following: Two researchers, A and B, are trying to determine whether eating fatty foods leads to heart attacks. The researchers proceed differently. Researcher A builds a model where fatt...

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Q: Suppose it were proved that liquidity traps are not real and that

Suppose it were proved that liquidity traps are not real and that investment is not interest insensitive. Would this be enough to disprove the Keynesian claim that expansionary monetary policy is not...

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Q: Whatever can be done by a tariff can be done by a

Whatever can be done by a tariff can be done by a quota. Discuss.

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Q: Neither free trade nor prohibited trade comes with benefits only. Both

Neither free trade nor prohibited trade comes with benefits only. Both come with benefits and costs. Therefore, free trade is no better or worse than prohibited trade. Comment.

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