The classical model may have contributed to the severity of the Great Depression of the 1930s because:

it prescribed no fiscal response by the government.

it suggested that the Fed should increase taxes to avoid a deficit.

it failed to recognize the severity of the decrease in the money supply resulting from bank failure.

it failed to recognize that price levels can change when aggregate demand shifts.

it suggested that a contractionary fiscal policy could reduce government budget problems.

Expansionary fiscal policy conducted in an economy at full employment will have which combination

of effects in the short run?

An increase in real output and a smaller increase in nominal output

An increase in real output, but a decrease in nominal output

A decrease in real output, but an increase in nominal output

An increase in real output and a larger increase in nominal output

An increase in output, but no decrease in unemployment

If the U.S. government conducts contractionary fiscal policy at the same time the Fed conducts expansionary monetary policy, what will be the most likely effects?

An increase in interest rates and a decrease in unemployment

A decrease in interest rates and an indeterminate change in output

An increase in the price level and a decrease in interest rates

An increase in the value of the dollar in foreign exchange markets and an increase in U.S. imports

An increase in interest rates, an increase in the value of the dollar, and an indeterminate change in

unemployment

Which of the following will be an effect of unexpectedly low inflation?

Lenders will benefit at the expense of borrowers.

Workers with long-term wage contracts will suffer a decrease in real income.

The real money supply will increase, and the value of the currency will decrease.

Worker productivity will rise.

E. None of the above

According to the Keynesian model, expansionary fiscal policy will have what effect?

An increase in output and price levels

A decrease in unemployment and inflation

An increase in output and a decrease in the price level

No change in the price level and an increase in output

No change in output and an increase in the price level

Which of the following is an important criticism of the consumer price index?

It fails to recognize that consumers change their behavior in response to changes in the relative prices of goods and, as a result, generates an inflation rate that is too high.

It calculates the cost of a basket of goods purchased by an average consumer, an individual who doesn 't really exist.

It fails to recognize that consumers change their behavior in response to changes in the relative prices of goods and, as a result, generates an inflation rate that is too low.

Because it does not include all goods produced in an economy, it will result in real interest rate calculations that are too high.

Because it includes only consumer goods, it fails to capture what is actually happening in the economy.

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between policy actions, interest rates, and bond prices?

If the Fed conducts expansionary monetary policy, the supply of bonds will increase, their price will decrease, and interest rates will decrease.

If the government conducts contractionary fiscal policy, the supply of bonds will increase, their price will decrease, and interest rates will increase.

If the government conducts expansionary fiscal policy, the supply of bonds will increase, their price will decrease, and interest rates will decrease.

If the Fed conducts contractionary monetary policy, the supply of bonds will increase, their price will decrease, and interest rates will decrease.

If the Fed conducts expansionary monetary policy, the demand for bonds will increase, their price will increase, and interest rates will decrease.

An increase in autonomous expenditures will have which of the following effects?

An increase in GDP, but no increase in the price level if the economy is in the Keynesian portion of the aggregate supply curve

An increase in both GDP and the price level regardless of the level of unemployment

A small increase in GDP and a relatively large increase in the price level if the economy is in the

Keynesian portion of the aggregate supply curve

An increase in GDP, but no increase in the price level if the assumptions of the classical model are correct

An increase in unemployment and a decrease in the price level if the economy is operating in a region

where the assumptions of the classical model are satisfied

Why is stagflation inconsistent with the idea of a Phillips curve?

Along a Phillips curve, growth is highest when inflation is low.

The Phillips curve suggests a tradeoff between inflation and unemployment.

C. Stagflation forces economists to accept the fact that the Phillips curve is upward rather than downward sloping.

Stagflation is a result of demand shocks rather than supply shocks.

Stagflation is inconsistent with the classical model of the economy.

According to the Keynesian model, under which conditions will an open market operation by the Fed have the greatest effect on national income?

When the marginal propensity to save is high

When the marginal propensity to consume is high

When both the marginal propensity to consume and the marginal propensity to save are high

When the economy is at full employment

When the investment demand curve is relatively steep

One important difference between adaptive and rational expectations models is that:

rational expectations models use more information.

monetary policy is not effective under adaptive expectations.

fiscal policy won't lead to changes in the price level under adaptive expectations.

rational expectations are formed solely on the basis of past behavior and events.

inflation is impossible under adaptive expectations.

23. In following will be true?

an economy with no foreign trade and a marginal propensity to consume of 0.8, which of the

If taxes are increased by $100M, GDP will decrease by $500M.

If autonomous consumption increases by $50M, GDP will increase by $200M.

If both taxes and government spending increase by $100M, GDP will increase by $250M.

If taxes are decreased by $100M, GDP will increase by $400M.

If autonomous consumption decreases by $100M, GDP will decrease by $800M.

Looking at the circular flows model, how can the saving equals investment equation be derived?

By looking at flows into and out of goods markets

By looking at flows into and out of financial markets

By looking at flows into and out of households

By looking at flows into and out of firms

By looking at flows into and out of the government

What will be the short-run effect of a 10% increase in the money supply for an economy operating in the Keynesian portion of the aggregate supply curve?

Real GDP will increase by 10% if velocity doesn't change.

Real GDP and the price level will both increase by 5% if velocity doesn't change.

Real GDP won't change, but the price level will increase by 10% if velocity doesn't change.

Velocity will fall by 5%, the price level will increase by 5%, and real GDP won't change.

According to the quantity theory of money, velocity will fall by 10%, and nothing else will change.

26. Which of the following will make monetary policy more effective in changing nominal GDP?

A fixed velocity of money

A flat investment demand curve

A high marginal propensity to save

A money demand curve that is very flat

An aggregate expenditure curve that is very flat