Exam 14: Economic Growth, the Financial System, and Business Cycles

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Table 14-2 Year Real GDP (billions of 2000 dollars) 2010 \ 10,100 2011 10,950 2012 11,425 2013 11,300 -Refer to Table 14-2.Using the table above,what is the approximate growth rate of real GDP from 2012 to 2013?

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Economists have not found a way to predict when recessions will begin and end.

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How have government policies and programs affected the volatility of the business cycle in the United States since 1950? Explain and provide at least two specific examples of policies or programs that may have had an impact.

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An increase in the real interest rate will decrease consumption and investment.

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Figure 14-6 Figure 14-6    -Refer to Figure 14-6.The loanable funds market is given in the figure above.If the current real interest rate is 5 percent,which of the following is true? -Refer to Figure 14-6.The loanable funds market is given in the figure above.If the current real interest rate is 5 percent,which of the following is true?

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How has economist Robert Fogel explained that economic growth is connected to life expectancy? Based on this connection,in what country would you expect to have a longer life expectancy,the United States or India? Explain.

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What is "human capital," and how does human capital affect labor productivity and economic growth?

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If labor productivity growth slows down in a country,this will

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The Business Cycle Dating Committee,a part of the ________,officially decides when a recession begins and ends.

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Which of the following explains why fluctuations in real GDP have become less volatile in the United States since 1950?

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Which of the following indicates that the U.S.economy has become more stable since 1950?

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The demand for loanable funds has a ________ slope because the lower the interest rate,the ________ number of investment projects are profitable,and the ________ the quantity of loanable funds demanded.

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In an open economy,the relationship between GDP (Y)and expenditures is Y = C + I + G.

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How would the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds respond to a change from an income tax to a consumption tax?

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Because ________ in the government budget deficit increase the real interest rate,budget deficits can ________ firm investment.

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Inflation is measured

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An increase in the real interest rate does which of the following?

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Which of the following would encourage economic growth through increases in the capital stock?

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If GDP is currently $13 trillion and is growing at a rate of 2.3% per year,how long will it take GDP to reach $26 trillion?

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Table 14-2 Year Real GDP (billions of 2000 dollars) 2010 \ 10,100 2011 10,950 2012 11,425 2013 11,300 -Refer to Table 14-2.Using the table above,what is the approximate average annual growth rate from 2010 to 2013?

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