Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: What is the difference between an inflation-indexed Treasury bond and

What is the difference between an inflation-indexed Treasury bond and a non-indexed Treasury bond?

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Q: Why can’t a firm that issues a bond set the coupon rate

Why can’t a firm that issues a bond set the coupon rate at any rate it wants?

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Q: What is the difference between buying stocks and buying bonds?

What is the difference between buying stocks and buying bonds?

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Q: To a potential borrower, which would be more important, the

To a potential borrower, which would be more important, the nominal interest rate or the real interest rate? Explain your answer.

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Q: Suppose the money supply rises on Tuesday and by Thursday the interest

Suppose the money supply rises on Tuesday and by Thursday the interest rate has risen also. Is the rise in the interest rate more likely the result of the income effect or of the expectations effect?...

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Q: Suppose the money supply increased 30 days ago. Whether the nominal

Suppose the money supply increased 30 days ago. Whether the nominal interest rate is higher, lower, or the same today as it was 30 days ago depends on what? Explain your answer.

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Q: What does inflation look like in a country that imposes and maintains

What does inflation look like in a country that imposes and maintains price ceilings on goods and services?

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Q: Can the money supply support a GDP level greater than itself?

Can the money supply support a GDP level greater than itself? Explain your answer.

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Q: Identify the state of the bond market (equilibrium, shortage,

Identify the state of the bond market (equilibrium, shortage, surplus), given each of the following: (a) Shortage in the money market (b) Surplus in the money market (c) Equilibrium in the money ma...

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Q: In the simple quantity theory of money, the AS curve is

In the simple quantity theory of money, the AS curve is vertical. Explain why.

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