If the sacrifice ratio is five, a reduction in inflation from 7 percent to 3 percent would require ? A. a reduction in output of 20 percent B. a reduction in output of 5percent C. a reduction in output of…
Refer to Exhibit 6. Suppose the economy is operating at point (D) As people revise their price expectations ? A. The short-run Phillips curve will shift in the direction of the short-run Phillips curve associated with an expectation of 3…
Refer to Exhibit 6. Suppose the economy is Operating in long-run equilibrium at point E. In the long run a monetary contraction will move the economy in the direction of point ? A. F B. aC. H D. I
Refer to Exhibit 6.If People in the economy expect inflation to be 6 percent but inflation turn out to be 3 percent the economy is operating at point ? A. H B. c C. dD. F
The natural rate hypothesis argues that ? A. in the long run the unemployment rate returns to the natural rate, regardless of inflation B. Unemployment is always below the natural rate C. Unemployment is always above the natural rate D.…
When actual inflation exceeds expected inflation ? A. Unemployment is equal to the natural rate of unemployment B. People will reduce their expectations of inflation in the future C. Unemployment is greater than the natural rate of unemploymentD. Unemployment is…
An increase in expected inflation ? A. shifts the short run Phillips curve downward and the unemployment inflation trade-off is less favorable. B. shifts the short-run Phillips curve upward and the unemployment inflation trade-off is more favorable C. Shift the…
If, in the long run, people adjust their price expectations so that all prices and incomes move proportionately to an increase in the price level then the long-run Phillips curve ? A. is vertical B. is negatively sloped C. has…
The Phillips curve is an extension of the model of aggregate supply and aggregate demand because, in the short run, an increase in aggregate demand increase price and ? A. decreases unemployment B. decrease growth C. increases unemployment D. decreases…
The misery index Which some commentators suggest measures the health of the economy, is ? A. The sum of the growth rate of output and the inflation rate B. The sum of the natural rate of unemployment and the actual…