If the unemployment rate is above the natural rate, then GDP (output) is

below potential output

If the unemployment rate is below the natural rate, we would expect

GDP above potential output, and rising wages and prices

A wage-price spiral occurs when

rising wages cause higher prices, which in turn causes higher wages

If the economy has been experiencing 3% annual inflation and output is less than full employment, prices will generally rise at

a rate less than 3%, because unemployment causes wages to fall.

The keynesian (short run) aggregate supply curve is horizontal (flat) because

short run prices are fixed but output may shift

The classical (long run) aggregate supply curve is vertical because

long run prices are flexible but output is equal to potential

Long run equilibrium occurs at

A

The short run equilibrium occurs at

B

Output is likely to rise and prices to fall if the economy is at point

C

An increase in wages is represented by a movement from points

C to B, higher wages means higher price and less output

Change from short run to long run equilibrium is shown by movements from

A to B

If GDP is above potential output then we expect

increasing wages cause my an upward shift in the short run aggregate supply curve

If the unemployment rate is less than the natural rate then

none of the listed answers, If unemployment is below the natural rate output must be above potential output. So we would expect to see increasing wages, keynesian supply shift up and a decrease in output.

Economists who believe that adjustments to long run equilibrium happen quickly suggest that the government

avoid stabilization policies and rely on natural stabilization

GDP for an economy is below potential output, if adjustment to the long run equilibrium happens slowly the government is likely to persue a policy of

increasing government spending to increase aggregate demand

A decrease in the price level causes

a decrease in demand for money

the economy is in equilibrium at point A but as the supply of money increases in the long run the economy moves to point

B

Unemployment is above natural rate

prices, money demand, and interest rates fall but total demand rises

the Federal reserve can use monetary policy to

change output in the short run, but not the long run

In the long run and increase in the money supply

has no effect on real interest rates, investment or output

Investment is "crowded out" by an increase in government spending because

increase in government spending causes output and prices to rise, which also causes interest rates to rise

Compared to other countries inflation in the US has been

generally less severe

If workers confuse real and nominal magnitudes, they are experiencing

money illusion

Suppose the inflation rate is 4% this year. If nominal wages increase by 4% then real wages will

no change

Suppose inflation is 8% this year, if nominal wages increase by 6% then real wages will

decrease by 2%

If nominal wages increase by 7% while real wages increase by 3%, the inflation rate must be :

4%

The real rate of interest is defined as the :

nominal interest rate - expected inflation rate

S uppose you have $100 to invest for a year and the nominal interest rate is 5%. If the inflation rate for the year is 3%, your real investment will be

$2 (2% x $100)

Suppose you have $100 to invest for a year and the nominal interest rate is 7%. If the inflation rate is 3% , your nominal gain will be

$7, problem gives you nominal rate of 7%

In the long run, increases in the growth rate of the money supply will __________ nominal rates of interest and __________ real rates of interest.

increase, not affect

Money is neutral in the long run. Thus, no long-run effect on real interest rates, but increases in the growth rate of money lead to higher inflation and expected inflation, which implies higher nominal interest rates in the long run.

In the short run, increases in the growth rate of the money supply will __________ nominal rates of interest and __________ real rates of
interest.

decrease, decrease

In the short run, increases in the money supply will decrease both nominal and real interest rates (recall the graph of money supply and money demand, with money supply shifting to the right), as money has no effect on prices in the short run.

The expectations Phillips curve describes the relationship between inflation and unemployment :

when expectations of inflation are taken into account

Assume that last year's inflation rate is the same as the expectation of inflation for the next year. According to the expectations Phillips curve, if the inflation rate decreases, the unemployment rate :

increases

Suppose the economy has been at full employment for the past two years with a 5% inflation rate. If the Federal Reserve unexpectedly increases the rate of money growth to 7%, the following
sequence of events occurs :

real interest rates fall, investment spending increases, GDP increases, unemployment falls and prices rise

In the short run, the higher money growth (unanticipated) causes real interest rates to fall, which increases investment and GDP and decreases unemployment. In the longer run, the higher money growth will also cause prices then to rise (and begin reversing the previous effects).

Suppose the economy has been at full employment for the past two years with a 4% inflation rate. If the Federal Reserve unexpectedly increases the rate of money growth to 6%, the following
sequence of events occurs :

real interest rates fall, investment spending increases, GDP increases, unemployment falls and prices rise

To finance a budget deficit, the government can :

increase borrowing from the public and print new money

A nation that cannot borrow money but creates a large budget deficit is
likely to experience :

hyperinflation

Monetarists :

emphasize the role of money in the economy

Suppose workers negotiate for a 5% nominal wage increase and expect a 4% inflation rate. If the actual inflation rate is 7%, then workers :

are worse off and firms are better off

Workers are clearly worse off because inflation is higher than what they expected when they negotiated their nominal wage increases, so in real terms they have less purchasing power.

As the result of unanticipated inflation, workers are better off while firms are worse off if the actual inflation rate :

is less than the expected inflation rate

As the result of unanticipated inflation, borrowers are better off while lenders are worse off if the actual inflation rate :

exceeds the expected inflation rate

Borrowers are better off if actual inflation exceeds expected inflation because they are later repaying the borrowed funds in money than has less purchasing power,

Suppose that the expected inflation rate is 5.5% and the actual inflation rate is 3%. Then borrowers :

are worse off and lenders are better off

A deficit is defined as :

Government expenditures are defined as :

Transfer payments include :

The government debt is defined as :

If government spending is $100 billion while government revenue is $120 billion, the government is said to have a :

If government spending is $500 billion while government revenue is $475 billion, the government is said to have a :

Suppose the government's initial debt is $70 billion. If for the next three years the government runs deficits of $10, $25, and $40 billion,
the government's total debt at the end of the three years will be :

Suppose the government's initial debt is $150 billion and that during th e next two years the government runs deficits of $30 and $10 billion. If during the third year the government has a $15 billion surplus, the
government's additional debt at the end of the three years will be :

If there was a federal budget surplus it would make it possible to :

Which of the following equations is correct?

The government borrows money to cover budget deficits by :

The government finances budget deficits by :

Excessive creation of new money to finance a government budget deficit
can lead to :

If the Federal Reserve purchases newly issued government debt :

Which of the following is a burden of the national debt?

Which of the following illustrates a burden of the national debt?

Government debt lowers the amount of capital in the economy because the
debt :

"Servicing the debt" refers to :

Which of the following is a burden the government places on future generations?

Social Security and Medicare represent promises made to :

Automatic stabilizers are changes in taxes and transfer payments that
occur :

Changes in taxes and transfer payments that dampen economic fluctuations
are known as :

During recessions, unemployment __________ while the budget deficit as a
percentage of GDP __________

A constitutional balanced budget amendment would :

Arguments for the balanced budget amendment include which of the following?

Which of the following is an argument for the balanced budget amendment?

To reduce inflation usually requires that actual unemployment :