Question 1

A given short-run Phillips curve shows that an increase in the inflation rate will be accompanied by a lower unemployment rate in the short run.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Scenario 35-1
Suppose that in the first half of June 2022, the effects of a housing and financial crisis and an increase in world prices of oil and foodstuffs were affecting the economy.
-Refer to Scenario 35-1. In the short run the increased prices of world commodities

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A)  raised both the price level and output.
B)  raised the price level and reduced output.
C)  reduced the price level and raised output.
D)  reduced both the price level and output.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

How are the effects of the financial crisis shown using the Phillips curve diagram?

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Question 4

Suppose Congress repeals an investment tax credit that decreases the quantity of investment goods that firms demand at any given interest rate. Which of the following would you expect to occur as a result of this change?

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A)  In the short run, unemployment will decrease and inflation will rise.
B)  In the short run, unemployment will decrease and inflation will fall.
C)  In the short run, unemployment will increase and inflation will fall.
D)  In the short run, unemployment will increase and inflation will rise.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

If the Fed reduces inflation 1 percentage point and this makes output fall 5 percentage points and unemployment rises 2 percentage points for one year, the sacrifice ratio is

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A)  1/5.
B)  2.
C)  5/2.
D)  5.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Suppose the price level is 110.00 at the end of 2020, 121.00 at the end of 2021, and 128.26 at the end of 2022. Can we accurately describe the period 2021-2022 as a period of disinflation?

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Yes. The rate of inflation for 2021 was ...

Question 7

If unemployment is above its natural rate, what happens to move the economy to long-run equilibrium?

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A)  Inflation expectations rise, which shifts the short-run Phillips curve to the right.
B)  Inflation expectations rise, which shifts the short-run Phillips curve to the left.
C)  Inflation expectations fall, which shifts the short-run Phillips curve to the right.
D)  Inflation expectations fall, which shifts the short-run Phillips curve to the left.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

An economy has a current inflation rate of 8%. If the central bank wants to reduce inflation to 4% and the sacrifice ratio is 2, then how much annual output must be sacrificed in the transition?

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A)  12%
B)  6%
C)  8%
D)  2%E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

A central bank disinflates. Output is 4% less for one year, 3% less the next year, and 2% less the third year. If inflation fell by 2 percentage points, what was the sacrifice ratio?

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Question 10

The economy will move to a point on the short-run Phillips curve where unemployment is higher if

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A)  the inflation rate decreases.
B)  the government increases its expenditures.
C)  the Fed increases the money supply.
D)  the government decreases taxes.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

If the government decreases government expenditures, then in the short run, prices

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A)  fall and unemployment rises.
B)  rise and unemployment falls.
C)  and unemployment rise.
D)  and unemployment fall.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The short-run Phillips curve shows the combinations of

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A)  unemployment and inflation that arise in the short run as aggregate demand shifts the economy along the short-run aggregate supply curve.
B)  unemployment and inflation that arise in the short run as short-run aggregate supply shifts the economy along the aggregate demand curve.
C)  real GDP and the price level that arise in the short run as short-run aggregate supply shifts the economy along the aggregate demand curve.
D)  real GDP and the price level that arise in the short run as aggregate demand shifts the economy along the short-run aggregate supply curve.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Samuelson and Solow believed that the Phillips curve offered policymakers a menu of possible economic outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If the minimum wage increased, then at any given rate of inflation

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A)  both output and employment would be higher.
B)  neither output nor employment would be higher.
C)  output would be higher and unemployment would be lower.
D)  output would be lower and unemployment would be higher.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following would we not expect if government policy moved the economy up along a given short-run Phillips curve?

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A)  Teresa reads in the newspaper that the central bank recently raised the money supply.
B)  Jackie gets fewer job offers.
C)  Miguel makes larger increases in the prices at his health food store.
D)  Julie's nominal wage increase is larger.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Over the long run the Volcker disinflation

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A)  shifted the short-run and long-run Phillips curves left.
B)  shifted the short-run, but not the long-run Phillips curve left.
C)  shifted the long-run, but not the short-run Phillips curves left.
D)  None of the above is correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Proponents of rational expectations argued that the sacrifice ratio

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A)  could be high because it was rational for people not to immediately change their expectations.
B)  could be high because people might adjust their expectations quickly if they found anti-inflation policy credible.
C)  could be low because it was rational for people not to immediately change their expectations.
D)  could be low because people might adjust their expectations quickly if they found anti-inflation policy credible.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

For a given short-run Phillips curve, if expected inflation is 8% but actual inflation is 10%, is the unemployment rate above or below its natural rate?

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Question 19

A vertical long-run Phillips curve is consistent with

Accepted Answer

A)  the conclusion of Friedman and Phelps, but it is not consistent with the classical idea of monetary neutrality.
B)  the classical idea of monetary neutrality, but it is not consistent with the conclusion of Friedman and Phelps.
C)  both the conclusion of Friedman and Phelps and the classical idea of monetary neutrality.
D)  neither the conclusion of Friedman and Phelps nor the classical idea of monetary neutrality.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

In the long run, the inflation rate depends primarily on the growth rate of the money supply.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 35: The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Suppose the price level is 110.00 at the end of 2020, 121.00 at the end of 2021, and 128.26 at the end of 2022. Can we accurately describe the period 2021-2022 as a period of disinflation?

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If unemployment is above its natural rate, what happens to move the economy to long-run equilibrium?

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Samuelson and Solow believed that the Phillips curve offered policymakers a menu of possible economic outcomes.

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Suppose Congress repeals an investment tax credit that decreases the quantity of investment goods that firms demand at any given interest rate. Which of the following would you expect to occur as a result of this change?

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If the Fed reduces inflation 1 percentage point and this makes output fall 5 percentage points and unemployment rises 2 percentage points for one year, the sacrifice ratio is

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The economy will move to a point on the short-run Phillips curve where unemployment is higher if

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Which of the following would we not expect if government policy moved the economy up along a given short-run Phillips curve?

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In the long run, the inflation rate depends primarily on the growth rate of the money supply.

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An economy has a current inflation rate of 8%. If the central bank wants to reduce inflation to 4% and the sacrifice ratio is 2, then how much annual output must be sacrificed in the transition?

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A given short-run Phillips curve shows that an increase in the inflation rate will be accompanied by a lower unemployment rate in the short run.

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For a given short-run Phillips curve, if expected inflation is 8% but actual inflation is 10%, is the unemployment rate above or below its natural rate?

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Over the long run the Volcker disinflation

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If the government decreases government expenditures, then in the short run, prices

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If the minimum wage increased, then at any given rate of inflation

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Proponents of rational expectations argued that the sacrifice ratio

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A vertical long-run Phillips curve is consistent with

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The short-run Phillips curve shows the combinations of

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A central bank disinflates. Output is 4% less for one year, 3% less the next year, and 2% less the third year. If inflation fell by 2 percentage points, what was the sacrifice ratio?

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How are the effects of the financial crisis shown using the Phillips curve diagram?

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