1a.
Which of the following statements is not true?
An increase in the price level while real domestic income and the nominal money supply are constant
An increase in real domestic income while the price level and the real money supply are constant.
An increase in the price4 level while real domestic income and the nominal money supply are rising
A decrease in the real money supply while the price3 level and real domestic income are constant
b.
Which of the following is not an example of time inconsistency?
Drinking so much at a party that you have a hangover in the morning
Drinking too much at a party and then driving home in your car
Pursuing a college education with high student loans, in the expectation of increased future prospects
Starting a course of medicine and then stopping before the end of the treatment because you feel better
c.
Fine-tuning the economy is not easy due to which of the following problems? |
All of the statements are true.
Forecasting errors
Time-inconsistency
Lags
d.
What are the twin goals of macroeconomic policy?
Stability and prosperity
Stability and consistency
Prosperity and a balanced budget
Inflation and inflation targeting
e.
According to the practice of the Federal Reserve, which of the following interest rates is normally the highest one?
The Federal funds rate target
The discount rate
Rates A and B are always equal, and C is always lower
The rate paid on commercial banks’ deposits of reserves
1a
Correct Answer:
D
Real money supply cannot be decreased, when real income and price level is constant.
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1b
Correct Answer:
D
Opting for the course of medicine at one time and refusing the treatment at another time, is considered as time consistency.
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1c.
Correct Answer:
A
Fine tuning of the economy becomes difficult, because there are inside and outside lags, problems associated with forecasting and people and institutions making different choices at different times.
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1d.
Correct Answer:
A
Price stability as well as growth in the economy to bring prosperity are the two most important goals.
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1e.
Correct Answer:
B
It is the discount rate that is highest in the market.
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