Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: Explain how your answers to Test Yourself Question 5 would differ if

Explain how your answers to Test Yourself Question 5 would differ if banks decided to hold onto the $5 billion in new reserves as excess reserves.

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Q: Why do we say that deposits are “liabilities” of banks

Why do we say that deposits are “liabilities” of banks?

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Q: How much money by the M1 definition (cash plus checking account

How much money by the M1 definition (cash plus checking account balances) do you typically have at any particular moment? Divide this amount into your total income over the past 12 months to obtain yo...

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Q: The following table provides data on nominal gross domestic product and the

The following table provides data on nominal gross domestic product and the money supply (M1 definition) in recent selected years. Compute velocity for each year. Do you see any trend? How does it com...

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Q: Show that if the economy’s aggregate supply curve is vertical, fluctuations

Show that if the economy’s aggregate supply curve is vertical, fluctuations in the growth of aggregate demand produce only fluctuations in inflation with no effect on output.

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Q: For each of the following transactions, indicate how it would affect

For each of the following transactions, indicate how it would affect the U.S. balance of payments if exchange rates were fixed: a. You spent the summer traveling in Europe. b. Your uncle in Canada sen...

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Q: Suppose each of the transactions listed in Test Yourself Question 2 was

Suppose each of the transactions listed in Test Yourself Question 2 was done by many Americans. Indicate how each would affect the international value of the dollar if exchange rates were floating.

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Q: In each of these cases, how much saving is there in

In each of these cases, how much saving is there in equilibrium? (Hint: Income not consumed must be saved.) Is saving equal to investment?

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Q: Portray the following hypothetical data on a two variable diagram:

Portray the following hypothetical data on a two variable diagram: Measure the slope of the resulting line, and explain what this number means

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Q: From Figure 5, calculate the slope of the curve at point

From Figure 5, calculate the slope of the curve at point M.

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