Recall the method of calculating real GDP detailed in the
chapter. As you may already have...
Recall the method of calculating real GDP detailed in the
chapter. As you may already have noticed, this method has a
problem: in calculating aggregate output, this method weights the
output of the various goods and services by their relative prices
in the base year. Say, for example, a textbook costs $100 in the
base year, and a laptop costs $2,000. This means that the laptop
would have 20 times the weight of a book in calculating aggregate
output. But...
The following data set provides information on acres harvested
and planted by year and value in...
The following data set provides information on acres harvested
and planted by year and value in the US.
Year
ASPARAGUS - ACRES HARVESTED
ASPARAGUS - ACRES PLANTED
2015
21,700
23,500
2014
23,800
25,800
2013
24,500
26,800
2012
25,300
27,800
2011
26,800
28,400
2010
28,000
29,200
2009
29,200
30,700
2008
32,200
33,700
2007
38,600
40,900
2006
43,200
44,700
2005
49,300
51,700
2004
61,500
66,000
2003
58,000
62,000
2002
66,000
70,500
2001
70,150
75,150
2000
77,400
82,800
1999
75,890
79,590
1998
74,430...
The following table provides data from the United States on
the average annual rates of unemployment...
The following table provides data from the United States on
the average annual rates of unemployment and inflation. Use the
numbers to construct a scatter plot. Discuss why, in the short run,
the unemployment rate rises when inflation falls.
Year
Unemployment rate (%)
Inflation rate (%)
Is how the chart is laid out
2003
6
2.3
2004
5.5
2.7
2005
5.1
3.4
2006
4.6
3.2
2007
4.6
2.9
2008
5.8
3.8
2009
9.3
-0.4
...
The following table lists a portion of the data representing the
annual returns (in percent) over...
The following table lists a portion of the data representing the
annual returns (in percent) over a 10-year period for the Balanced
mutual fund, a top-performing mutual fund from the Janus Capital
Group. (You may find it useful to reference the z
table.).
Year
Return
2007
10.15
2008
-15.22
2009
24.28
2010
7.83
2011
1.44
2012
13.07
2013
19.72
2014
8.46
2015
0.60
2016
4.51
Calculate the value of the test statistic, assuming that the
sampling distribution of T is...
Calculate the contemporaneous correlation coefficient between M3
velocity
and real GDP. Based on this correlation coefficient,...
Calculate the contemporaneous correlation coefficient between M3
velocity
and real GDP. Based on this correlation coefficient, is velocity
procyclical,
countercyclical, or acyclical?
STATISTICS
CANADA
FED.
RESERVE BANK OF ST.LOIUS DATABASE
v62295562
NOMINAL GDP
GDP inplicit price
deflator
M3 Canada
Quarterly
v62295562
CANGDPDEFQISMEI
MABMM301CAQ189S
Q1 1981
354784
42.6981111563270
204311333333.333000
Q2 1981
366788
43.6610414619373
207984000000.000000
Q3 1981
371560
44.6289982488560
216848000000.000000
Q4 1981
375352
45.2908438640580
218082333333.333000
Q1 1982
381676
46.6083169696692
217479333333.333000
Q2 1982
385140
47.5798005714623
219886000000.000000
Q3 1982
388116
48.3739589515175
222330333333.333000
Q4 1982...
Calculate the contemporaneous correlation coefficient between M3
monetary aggregate and real GDP. Is M3 money
procyclical,...
Calculate the contemporaneous correlation coefficient between M3
monetary aggregate and real GDP. Is M3 money
procyclical, countercyclical, or acyclical?
STATISTICS
CANADA
FED.
RESERVE BANK OF ST.LOIUS DATABASE
v62295562
NOMINAL GDP
GDP inplicit price
deflator
M3 Canada
Quarterly
v62295562
CANGDPDEFQISMEI
MABMM301CAQ189S
Q1 1981
354784
42.6981111563270
204311333333.333000
Q2 1981
366788
43.6610414619373
207984000000.000000
Q3 1981
371560
44.6289982488560
216848000000.000000
Q4 1981
375352
45.2908438640580
218082333333.333000
Q1 1982
381676
46.6083169696692
217479333333.333000
Q2 1982
385140
47.5798005714623
219886000000.000000
Q3 1982
388116
48.3739589515175
222330333333.333000
Q4 1982
392160
49.3332837976593
224303666666.667000...
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