Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Lucy and Adam are university graduates who start working at the same

Lucy and Adam are university graduates who start working at the same time. Lucy is a computer programmer earning an annual salary of €70,000, and Adam is a teacher with an annual salary of €45,000. Bo...

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Q: A private hospital in Europe is deciding on its next investments.

A private hospital in Europe is deciding on its next investments. Purchasing the latest medical equipment would cost the hospital €1 million and is expected to earn an annual revenue of €150,000. The...

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Q: 1.Using the information in this chapter, label each of

1.Using the information in this chapter, label each of the following statements true, false, or uncertain. Explain briefly. a. The largest component of GDP is consumption. b. Government spending, incl...

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Q: The South Korean won (or KRW) is the official currency

The South Korean won (or KRW) is the official currency of the Republic of Korea. Suppose that you have just finished college and have been offered a job as a photographer with a famous KPop company (l...

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Q: Suppose that every consumer is born with zero financial wealth and lives

Suppose that every consumer is born with zero financial wealth and lives for three periods youth, middle age, and old age. Consumers work in the first two periods and retire in the last one. Their inc...

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Q: Refer to Problem 5. Suppose now that there are certain borrowing

Refer to Problem 5. Suppose now that there are certain borrowing constraints for consumers in their youth. Given that sum of income and total financial wealth is cash in hand, the borrowing constraint...

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Q: Consider a consumer across three periods: youth, middle age,

Consider a consumer across three periods: youth, middle age, and old age. In her youth, the consumer earns €20,000 in labor income. Earnings during middle age are uncertain; there is a 50% chance that...

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Q: Go to the World Bank database and select the historical series for

Go to the World Bank database and select the historical series for gross capital formation (annual % growth) and household final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) for Argentina and Brazil for...

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Q: The OECD built a consumer confidence and a business confidence index that

The OECD built a consumer confidence and a business confidence index that you may find at https://data.oecd.org/searchresults/?r=+f/ type/indicators. Extract this index for all 19 member countries in...

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Q: Using the information in this chapter, label each of the following

Using the information in this chapter, label each of the following statements true, false, or uncertain. Explain briefly. a. Changes in the current one-year real interest rate are likely to have a muc...

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