Exam 8: Unemployment and Inflation

Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Labor Force Data) Use Table: Labor Force Data. Suppose the labor force participation rate is 70%. The labor force is equal to _____ million.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 121

Since 2007, unemployment rates have been higher than average for recent college graduates because they are less qualified than were graduates of the 1990s.

(True/False)

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Question 122

Use the following to answer questions: -(Figure: The Labor Market) Use Figure: The Labor Market. The equilibrium wage rate is:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 123

Real income is income divided by the price level.

(True/False)

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Question 124

A person without a job who is actively seeking and available for work is considered:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 125

The natural rate of unemployment will NOT rise due to:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 126

In general, expansions are characterized by:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 127

The nominal interest rate equals the real interest rate:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 128

A survey reveals that, on a small island, initially 40 people have jobs, 10 people are not working but are looking for jobs, and 30 people are neither working nor looking for work. Suppose that 10 of the 30 people who weren't working or looking for work now begin looking for work. There are now 20 people without jobs but looking for work and 40 people working. The unemployment rate:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 129

Periods of recession are likely to be marked by:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 130

Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Labor Force Data) Use Table: Labor Force Data. If the labor force participation rate is 70%, the unemployment rate is _____%.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 131

Since the 1960s, the U.S. price level has _ and the inflation rate has _.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 132

The natural level of unemployment contains no_____ unemployment.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 133

Efficiency wages encourage:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 134

The official unemployment rate is useful but is not a true measure of joblessness.

(True/False)

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Question 135

A minimum wage of $7.25 per hour can cause structural unemployment if the equilibrium wage is:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 136

Firms pay an efficiency wage because:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 137

An INCREASE in the number of discouraged workers in the economy tends to:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 138

If the U.S. dollar were replaced with a "new dollar" at an exchange rate of 1 new dollar for 4 old dollars, then an hourly wage of $10 would become an hourly wage of _____ new dollars.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 139

Suppose that a bank wishes to make a 5% rate of return on a one-year loan but expects inflation over the course of the loan to be roughly 3%. Which statement is TRUE?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 140

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Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Labor Force Data) Use Table: Labor Force Data. Suppose the labor force participation rate is 70%. The labor force is equal to _____ million.

Since 2007, unemployment rates have been higher than average for recent college graduates because they are less qualified than were graduates of the 1990s.

Use the following to answer questions: -(Figure: The Labor Market) Use Figure: The Labor Market. The equilibrium wage rate is:

Real income is income divided by the price level.

A person without a job who is actively seeking and available for work is considered:

The natural rate of unemployment will NOT rise due to:

In general, expansions are characterized by:

The nominal interest rate equals the real interest rate:

Periods of recession are likely to be marked by:

Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Labor Force Data) Use Table: Labor Force Data. If the labor force participation rate is 70%, the unemployment rate is _____%.

Since the 1960s, the U.S. price level has _ and the inflation rate has _.

The natural level of unemployment contains no_____ unemployment.

Efficiency wages encourage:

The official unemployment rate is useful but is not a true measure of joblessness.

A minimum wage of $7.25 per hour can cause structural unemployment if the equilibrium wage is:

Firms pay an efficiency wage because:

An INCREASE in the number of discouraged workers in the economy tends to:

If the U.S. dollar were replaced with a "new dollar" at an exchange rate of 1 new dollar for 4 old dollars, then an hourly wage of $10 would become an hourly wage of _____ new dollars.

Suppose that a bank wishes to make a 5% rate of return on a one-year loan but expects inflation over the course of the loan to be roughly 3%. Which statement is TRUE?

First Principles

Economic Models: Trade-Offs and Trade

Supply and Demand

Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling With Markets

International Trade

Macroeconomics: the Big Picture

GDP and the CPI: Tracking the Macroeconomy

Long-Run Economic Growth

Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial Syst

Income and Expenditure

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Fiscal Policy

Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System

Monetary Policy

Inflation, Disinflation, and Deflation

Macroeconomics: Events and Ideas

International Macroeconomics

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Exam 8: Unemployment and Inflation

Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Labor Force Data) Use Table: Labor Force Data. Suppose the labor force participation rate is 70%. The labor force is equal to _____ million.

Since 2007, unemployment rates have been higher than average for recent college graduates because they are less qualified than were graduates of the 1990s.

Use the following to answer questions: -(Figure: The Labor Market) Use Figure: The Labor Market. The equilibrium wage rate is:

Real income is income divided by the price level.

A person without a job who is actively seeking and available for work is considered:

The natural rate of unemployment will NOT rise due to:

In general, expansions are characterized by:

The nominal interest rate equals the real interest rate:

Periods of recession are likely to be marked by:

Use the following to answer questions: -(Table: Labor Force Data) Use Table: Labor Force Data. If the labor force participation rate is 70%, the unemployment rate is _____%.

Since the 1960s, the U.S. price level has _____ and the inflation rate has _____.

The natural level of unemployment contains no_____ unemployment.

Efficiency wages encourage:

The official unemployment rate is useful but is not a true measure of joblessness.

A minimum wage of $7.25 per hour can cause structural unemployment if the equilibrium wage is:

Firms pay an efficiency wage because:

An INCREASE in the number of discouraged workers in the economy tends to:

If the U.S. dollar were replaced with a "new dollar" at an exchange rate of 1 new dollar for 4 old dollars, then an hourly wage of $10 would become an hourly wage of _____ new dollars.

Suppose that a bank wishes to make a 5% rate of return on a one-year loan but expects inflation over the course of the loan to be roughly 3%. Which statement is TRUE?

First Principles

Economic Models: Trade-Offs and Trade

Supply and Demand

Price Controls and Quotas: Meddling With Markets

International Trade

Macroeconomics: the Big Picture

GDP and the CPI: Tracking the Macroeconomy

Long-Run Economic Growth

Savings, Investment Spending, and the Financial Syst

Income and Expenditure

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Fiscal Policy

Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve System

Monetary Policy

Inflation, Disinflation, and Deflation

Macroeconomics: Events and Ideas

International Macroeconomics

Filters

Since the 1960s, the U.S. price level has _ and the inflation rate has _.