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(economics) Quiz on macroeconomics, created by David Jacobus Costa on 25/05/2014.
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Question 1

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The money supply is the:
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  • total value of financial assets that can be used to purchase goods and services.
  • total value of the nation's store of gold.
  • total value of stock market holdings.
  • annual sum of gains from trade.

Question 2

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Which of the following is NOT a role played by money?
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  • It is a medium of exchange.
  • It is a store of value.
  • It is a unit of account.
  • It is a means to increase purchasing power.

Question 3

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Which of the following is NOT commodity money?
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  • cigarettes
  • a gold coin
  • a silver coin
  • a $5 bill in U.S. currency

Question 4

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The value of fiat money arises from its:
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  • usefulness as a commodity.
  • ability to be redeemed in precious metals.
  • historical reputation as a currency that maintains its value in international markets.
  • official status as a means of exchange.

Question 5

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M1 includes those assets that are:
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  • directly usable as a medium of exchange.
  • good as a store of value, but not useful as a medium of exchange.
  • not liquid enough to be included in M2.
  • near-monies.

Question 6

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Federal deposit insurance serves to:
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  • protect the dollar from inflation
  • prevent bank runs
  • preserve the value of the dollar in terms of gold
  • eliminate the need for banks to satisfy capital requirements

Question 7

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The size of the U.S. money supply is determined:
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  • by the Internal Revenue Service.
  • by the amount of gold held within U.S. borders.
  • by the willingness of other countries to supply the United States with gold.
  • jointly by the federal government and the banking system.

Question 8

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the monetary base is:
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  • the sum of currency in circulation and bank reserves.
  • equal to M1.
  • equal to M2.
  • the amount of currency held in the bank vaults.

Question 9

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Which of the following items is a component of the monetary base but is NOT part of the money supply?
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  • deposits held in checking accounts
  • currency in circulation
  • bank reserves
  • near-monies

Question 10

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The money multiplier is the ratio of:
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  • the money supply to the monetary base.
  • bank deposits to currency in circulation.
  • bank reserves to bank deposits.
  • M2 to M1.

Question 11

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Long-run economic growth depends primarily on:
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  • environmental quality.
  • productivity.
  • health care costs.
  • ethical business standards.

Question 12

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A sustained increase in per capita GDP arises from:
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  • population growth.
  • lower prices.
  • higher productivity.
  • importing more goods.

Question 13

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Which of the following is NOT a determinant of productivity?
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  • the level of technology
  • the level of wages
  • the amount of physical capital per worker
  • the amount of human capital per worker

Question 14

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When more physical capital is added to the production process but the number of workers remains constant:
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  • the amount of output per worker declines.
  • the amount of output per worker increases, but at a decreasing rate.
  • the amount of output per worker increases at an increasing rate.
  • productivity declines.

Question 15

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In order to increase its stock of physical capital, an economy must:
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  • engage in investment spending.
  • have a high level of consumption spending.
  • have a high level of government spending.
  • have a generous endowment of natural resources.

Question 16

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A healthy banking system can contribute to the growth of an economy by:
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  • providing a way for savings to be channelled into business investment.
  • redistributing income between rich and poor citizens.
  • increasing the amount of gold held by its citizens.
  • adding to the overall level of employment.

Question 17

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In a simplified economy with no government and no interaction with other countries, all investment spending must come from:
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  • taxes.
  • imports.
  • exports.
  • domestic savings.

Question 18

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The presence of a government budget surplus means that:
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  • the government has provided savings to the financial system.
  • the household sector has not provided any savings to the financial system.
  • this is a closed economy.
  • this is an open economy.

Question 19

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The two components of national savings in an economy without interactions with other countries are:
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  • private savings and the budget balance.
  • consumption spending and investment spending.
  • taxes and the budget balance.
  • private savings and taxes.

Question 20

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Which of the following occurs in an economy that interacts with other countries?
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  • Capital inflow equals private saving plus government saving.
  • Capital inflow equals desired investment spending.
  • Investment spending equals national saving plus capital inflow.
  • Investment spending equals consumption spending minus taxes.

Question 21

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Financial markets serve to match:
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  • savers with borrowers.
  • exporters with importers.
  • producers with consumers.
  • workers with employers

Question 22

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From the point of view of savers, the interest rate represents the:
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  • cost of researching different investment opportunities.
  • cost of monitoring investments to make sure they are secure.
  • reward for accepting a permanently lower standard of living.
  • reward for postponing consumption.

Question 23

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Crowding out is the:
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  • negative effects of taxation on investment decisions.
  • positive effects of taxation on investment decisions.
  • negative effect of government budget deficits on private investment.
  • positive effect of government budget deficits on private investment.

Question 24

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According to the Fisher effect:
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  • the expected real interest rate is unaffected by a change in expected future inflation.
  • the expected nominal interest rate is unaffected by a change in expected future inflation.
  • expected future inflation is unaffected by a change in the real interest rate.
  • expected future inflation is unaffected by a change in the nominal interest rate.

Question 25

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If you take out a bank loan to buy a car, the loan is a(n):
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  • liability both for you and for the bank.
  • asset both for you and for the bank.
  • liability for the bank and an asset for you.
  • asset for the bank and a liability for you.

Question 26

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By allowing for diversification, financial markets:
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  • reduce transaction costs
  • reduce risk.
  • increase liquidity.
  • create inefficiency.

Question 27

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By investing in a mutual fund, you are:
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  • owning a share of a stock portfolio
  • avoiding the risks of dealing with financial intermediaries
  • endorsing the efficient markets hypothesis
  • endorsing the random walk theory

Question 28

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When we look at movements up or down along the aggregate demand curve, we are considering a:
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  • simultaneous change in the prices of all final goods and services.
  • change in the price of one good, with all other prices held constant.
  • change in the price of one good, with real consumer wealth held constant.
  • change in the price of one good, with interest rates held constant.

Question 29

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Which of the following is NOT a component of aggregate demand?
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  • government expenditures
  • taxes
  • investment spending
  • consumption spending

Question 30

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The aggregate supply curve shows the relationship between the:
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  • level of real GDP and the level of unemployment.
  • level of nominal wages and the level of real GDP.
  • aggregate price level and the quantity of aggregate output supplied.
  • level of nominal wages and the quantity of aggregate output supplied.

Question 31

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The positive slope of short-run aggregate supply arises from the fact that...
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  • increases in the aggregate price level will increase the rate of unemployment.
  • increases in the aggregate price level will increase profit per unit.
  • increases in unemployment cause an increase in aggregate demand.
  • decreases in real output arise from supply shocks.

Question 32

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The long-run aggregate supply curve is drawn as a vertical line to reflect the fact that, in the long run, changes in:
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  • the aggregate price level do not affect the level of potential real GDP.
  • productivity do not affect the level of potential real GDP.
  • real GDP do not affect the level of employment.
  • the stock of physical capital do not affect the level of potential real GDP.

Question 33

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A shift in short-run aggregate supply occurs when there is a change in:
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  • the aggregate price level
  • real output.
  • profit per unit.
  • imports.

Question 34

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Stagflation is:
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  • a combination of inflation and rising unemployment.
  • a combination of high interest rates and high levels of investment spending.
  • a combination of a government budget deficit and a trade deficit.
  • the pattern of fluctuations in economic activity over the course of the business cycle.

Question 35

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If the economy experiences a negative demand shock, policy makers should:
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  • not take any action.
  • try to shift the aggregate supply curve to the left.
  • try to shift the aggregate demand curve to the right.
  • try to shift the aggregate supply curve to the right.

Question 36

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Which of the following is the BEST course of action for policy makers if the economy experiences a negative supply shock?
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  • Policy makers should try to shift the aggregate supply curve to the left.
  • Policy makers should try to shift the aggregate demand curve to the left.
  • Policy makers should try to shift the aggregate demand curve to the right.
  • There is no clear "best" policy.

Question 37

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Disposable income is the:
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  • amount of household income collected as tax revenue.
  • total income households have available to spend.
  • portion of household income saved.
  • portion of household income invested.

Question 38

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A recessionary gap occurs when:
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  • aggregate output falls below potential output.
  • potential output falls below aggregate output.
  • transfer payments undermine incentives to work.
  • taxes on corporate profits undermine incentives to invest.

Question 39

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To address a recessionary gap, the appropriate fiscal policy would be an increase in:
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  • personal taxes.
  • corporate taxes.
  • government spending.
  • interest rates.

Question 40

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The effect of expansionary fiscal policy is to shift aggregate:
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  • supply to the left.
  • supply to the right.
  • demand to the left.
  • demand to the right.

Question 41

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Which of the following would shift aggregate demand to the left?
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  • an increase in government transfer payments that affects disposable income
  • a decrease in taxes that affects disposable income
  • an increase in taxes that affects disposable income
  • an increase in private investment spending, funded by tax cuts

Question 42

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The government budget deficit is MOST likely to rise when the:
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  • interest rate falls.
  • interest rate rises.
  • unemployment rate rises.
  • economy recovers from a recession.

Question 43

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Economists using a Keynesian model will suggest that:
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  • supply shocks do not affect real output
  • demand shocks do not affect real output
  • shifts in the aggregate demand curve will affect output and employment as well as aggregate prices
  • shifts in the aggregate demand curve will affect aggregate prices but will leave output and employment unchanged

Question 44

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New classical macroeconomics is built on the two concepts of:
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  • an upward-sloping aggregate supply curve and a vertical aggregate demand curve.
  • the liquidity trap and the political business cycle.
  • discretionary monetary policy and an emphasis on the short run.
  • rational expectations and real business cycle theory.

Question 45

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Milton Friedman argued that:
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  • a discretionary monetary policy should be used to offset the fluctuations of the business cycle.
  • the effectiveness of expansionary fiscal policy is often limited by the effects of crowding out.
  • a central bank following a monetary policy rule would destabilize the economy.
  • the velocity of money is unstable.

Question 46

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The Friedman-Phelps (natural rate) hypothesis predicted that:
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  • the apparent tradeoff between inflation and unemployment would not survive once expectations of high inflation were built into public perceptions.
  • effective policy action by the Federal Reserve could keep unemployment below its natural rate.
  • effective policy action by Congress could keep unemployment below its natural rate.
  • the velocity of money would become volatile when the economy reached a situation of full employment.

Question 47

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The balance of payments on financial account:
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  • reflects transfers of factor income.
  • is the difference between exports of goods and exports of services.
  • is the total value of exports.
  • is the difference between the country's sales of assets to foreigners and its purchases of assets from foreigners.

Question 48

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Which of the following economic conditions would be MOST likely to attract a capital inflow?
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  • a relatively low interest rate
  • a relatively high rate of domestic savings
  • a relatively high rate of economic growth
  • a merchandise trade surplus

Question 49

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Which of the following would lead to an appreciation of the Japanese yen against the euro
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  • an increase in demand for euros by Japanese investors and consumers
  • an increase in demand for European-made goods by Japanese consumers
  • an increase in the supply of Japanese yen on the foreign exchange market
  • an increase in demand for Japanese-made goods by European consumers

Question 50

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Which actor or institution called the growth in East Asia a miracle
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  • Paul Krugman
  • Adam Smith
  • The IMF
  • The World Bank
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