Exam 12: U.S Inflation, Unemployment, and Business Cycle

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The economy is at potential GDP when people correctly anticipate an increase in government expenditure on goods and services. If the money wage rate adjusts immediately, then

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The short-run Phillips curve intersects the long-run Phillips curve at the actual inflation rate.

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Which of the following factors could start a demand-pull inflation ?

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  -In Figure B above, which of the following are being held constant while moving along the curve in the figure? -In Figure B above, which of the following are being held constant while moving along the curve in the figure?

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Stagflation is the combination of a ___________and___________ .

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What is the intertemporal substitution effect and what role does it play in the real business cycle model?

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Which theory views fluctuations in productivity as the main source of business cycle fluctuations?

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The short-run Phillips curve shows the ___________relationship between___________

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The theory that regards random fluctuations in productivity as the main source of economic fluctuations is the __________of the business cycle.

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  -In the above figure, suppose that the economy is at point A when foreign countries begin an expansion and buy more U.S.-made goods. In the short run, this change creates a movement to point___________ and an eventual increase in ___________. -In the above figure, suppose that the economy is at point A when foreign countries begin an expansion and buy more U.S.-made goods. In the short run, this change creates a movement to point___________ and an eventual increase in ___________.

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If people correctly anticipate an increase in aggregate demand, a result is

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According to the real business cycle theory, a decrease in the real interest rate today increases current labor supply.

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The short-run Phillips curve shows a

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The long-run Phillips curve is vertical at the natural unemployment rate.

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Stagflation is the result of

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The data below show data for Germany including real GDP in billions of euros) and the price level. Real GDP Price Level 2002 2088 102.6 2003 2083 103.6 2004 2105 106 2005 2121 108.2 2006 2182 109.7 2007 2237 109.5 In which of the following years) did Germany experience inflation?

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If the real interest rate is 2 percent and workers expect real wages to be 4 percent higher next year, according to real business cycle theory, workers will work

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The new classical theory argues that the primary factor leading to business cycles are

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The early 1990s were the last period of substantial demand-pull inflation in the U.S.

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Which of the following can start a demand-pull inflation?

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