Question 1

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money was written by:

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A)  Adam Smith.
B)  Paul Samuelson.
C)  Joseph Schumpeter.
D)  John Maynard Keynes.

Question 2

A stimulus is an expansionary fiscal policy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

If real business cycle theory uses an upward-sloping aggregate _____ curve, aggregate _____ is _____.

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A)  demand; supply; relevant
B)  demand; supply; irrelevant
C)  supply; demand; irrelevant
D)  supply; demand; relevant

Question 4

Keynes's theory did not endorse the use of monetary policy during the Great Depression because:

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A)  at the time, the nominal interest rate was very close to zero.
B)  during WWII, the convertibility of the pound sterling into gold was suspended.
C)  under the gold standard, the zero bound on nominal interest rates did not exist.
D)  monetary expansions were impossible under a gold standard.

Question 5

The macroeconomic theory that because workers and firms take all information into account, only unexpected changes in the money supply affect aggregate output is called _____ theory.

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A)  real business cycle
B)  rational expectations
C)  new classical
D)  supply-side

Question 6

Monetarists believe that:

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A)  short-run problems are not likely.
B)  GDP fluctuations will be less pronounced if the Federal Reserve uses discretionary monetary policy.
C)  price fluctuations are likely in the short or long run.
D)  GDP will grow steadily if the money supply grows steadily.

Question 7

We now typically refer to the Keynesian term "animal spirits" as:

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A)  rational expectation.
B)  business confidence.
C)  adaptive expectation.
D)  irrational exuberance.

Question 8

Monetarism asserts that GDP will grow steadily if the:

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A)  government keeps its budget deficit high.
B)  government engages in crowding out.
C)  money supply grows steadily.
D)  money supply grows faster than the economy.

Question 9

Monetarists believe that:

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A)  full employment is the norm.
B)  countercyclical policies do not affect the economy.
C)  a fixed increase in the rate of growth of the money supply is better than discretionary policies.
D)  discretionary monetary policy is better than a fixed growth rate of the money supply.

Question 10

An economy that is primarily agricultural will have a _____ aggregate _____ curve.

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A)  horizontal; supply
B)  nearly vertical; supply
C)  horizontal; demand
D)  nearly vertical; demand

Question 11

Keynes believed that to end the Great Depression:

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A)  only a government takeover of industry could save the economy.
B)  the capitalist system needed only a narrow technical fix.
C)  a decrease in government spending would increase the budget deficit.
D)  a decrease in the money supply would cause inflation.

Question 12

Proponents of the theory of rational expectations contend that:

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A)  people make rational forecasts using all existing information.
B)  business cycles are generally caused by shifts in aggregate demand.
C)  full employment is rarely achieved.
D)  stickiness of prices is the primary cause of inflation.

Question 13

The economy is in a recession. The head of the President's Council of Economic Advisers is a student of economic history, and his philosophy tends to follow the Great Moderation consensus. What will this economist recommend or not recommend? Explain.

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Figure: Fiscal Policy and the End of the Great Depression 
-(Figure: Fiscal Policy and the End of the Great Depression)  Look at the figure Fiscal Policy and the End of the Great Depression. The period from 1933 through 1936 would seem to indicate that in the short run a moderate level of government deficit spending can _____ the unemployment rate.

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A)  reduce
B)  increase
C)  not affect
D)  eliminate

Question 15

Real business cycle theory contends that the:

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A)  aggregate supply curve is vertical, and it shifts to the left in a recession.
B)  aggregate demand curve is vertical, and it is the main factor that causes the business cycle.
C)  aggregate supply curve is horizontal, indicating that business cycles have been stabilized.
D)  aggregate demand curve is downward sloping, which shows that productivity growth is slowing down, causing the business cycle.

Question 16

Keynesian economics was mostly concerned with the short run.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The economy is booming and under inflationary pressure. There is also a budget surplus. The head of the President's Council of Economic Advisers is a proponent of classical economics. What will this classical economist recommend or not recommend? Will she advocate balancing the budget? Explain.

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Question 18

Which of the following about new classical macroeconomics is FALSE?

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A)  It returned to the classical view that shifts in the aggregate demand curve affect only the aggregate price level, not aggregate output.
B)  It challenged traditional arguments about the slope of the short-run aggregate supply curve based on the concept of rational expectations.
C)  It suggested that changes in productivity cause economic fluctuations.
D)  It embraced the Keynesian notion that changes in aggregate demand may affect aggregate output in the short run.

Question 19

The Great Moderation consensus about macroeconomic policy is that:

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A)  only monetary policy works against recessions, but fiscal policy is effective only in the long run.
B)  expansionary monetary and fiscal policies can both reduce unemployment in the long run.
C)  expansionary monetary and fiscal policies are both effective in the short run but not in the long run.
D)  discretionary monetary and fiscal policies are effective in the short run and in the long run.

Question 20

When other things are equal and using the classical model, an increase in the money supply leads to an equal proportional _____ in the aggregate _____, with no effect on aggregate_____.

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A)  rise; output; price level
B)  fall; price level; output
C)  rise; price level; output
D)  fall; output; price level

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