Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Suppose that in your country, the saving rate slowly declines from

Suppose that in your country, the saving rate slowly declines from 12% in year t to 11% in year t+1 and 10% in year t+2. Suppose, moreover, that the depreciation rate, a. Using the production function...

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Q: a. Explain why, in equation (14.14),

a. Explain why, in equation (14.14), it is important that the stock is ex-dividend, that is, it has just paid its dividend and is expected to pay its next dividend in one year. b. Using of equation (1...

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Q: a. Go the Web site of The Economist (www.

a. Go the Web site of The Economist (www.economist.com) and find data on 10-year interest rates. Look in the section “Markets & Data” and then the subsection &a...

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Q: Policy choices when the real exchange rate is “too high”

Policy choices when the real exchange rate is “too high” and the nominal exchange rate is fixed an overvalued real exchange rate is a rate such that domestic goods...

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Q: a. Download the series EXCHUS from the FRED database. This

a. Download the series EXCHUS from the FRED database. This expresses the exchange rate between the yuan (one of the names for the Chinese currency) as the number of yuan per US dollar. Convert that ex...

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Q: You are the economic adviser to a newly elected president. In

You are the economic adviser to a newly elected president. In four years he or she will face another election. Voters want a low unemployment rate and a low inflation rate. However, you believe that v...

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Q: Consider a country operating under fixed exchange rates. The IS curve

Consider a country operating under fixed exchange rates. The IS curve is given by equation (20.1) a. Explain the term (i* - πe). Why does the foreign nominal interest rate appear in the re...

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