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Economics 101 Practice Test: Basics of Macroeconomic Policy
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Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that studies the behavior and performance of an economy as a whole. It examines economies at a national and global level, analyzing factors like GDP, unemployment, and inflation. The goals of macroeconomic policy are to achieve stable economic growth and maximize the standard of living. These goals are supported by objectives such as: Minimizing unemployment, Increasing productivity, and Controlling inflation.  Macroeconomic policy aims to create a stable economic environment that supports strong and sustainable economic growth. It is concerned with... Show more
Economics 101 Practice Test: Basics of Macroeconomic Policy
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1. Suppose the budget deficit is rising 2 percent per year and nominal GDP is rising 4 percent per year, the debt created by these continuing deficits is
2. If people believe a central bank’s intention to decrease the inflation rate, the
3. A reduction in the tax rate on income from saving would
4. Tax changes that reduce taxes on interest and capital income may lower tax revenues which
5. “Leaning against the wind” is exemplified by
6. In general, the longest lag for
7. Proponents of tax-law changes to encourage saving would
8. An economist would be more likely to support a program reducing inflation to zero if she believed that
9. Part of the argument for deficit reduction is that it would
10. If unemployment increases, which of the following could the government do to try to decrease it?
11. When the Fed has discretion, policy is time inconsistent which means inflation expectations are
12. Consider the following two sentences. A policy that required a balanced budget would require the government to either increase taxes or reduce expenditures during recessions, which would tend to worsen the recessions. Funding more education spending rather then reducing the government debt could, all things considered, make future generations better-off.
13. Which of the following is true?
14. Which of the following is incorrect?
15. Proponents of debt reduction argue that the rise in government debt during the 1980s
16. Proponents of zero inflation argue that reducing inflation has
17. The principal reason that monetary policy has lags is that it takes a long time for
18. Either a constant growth rate of the money supply monetary rule, or a rule requiring the Fed to respond to changes in real GDP would reduce or eliminate
19. The Federal Open Market Committee
20. Which of the following is incorrect?
21. Suppose that the central bank must follow a rule that requires it to increase the money supply when the price level falls and decrease the money supply when the price level rises. If the economy starts from long-run equilibrium and aggregate supply shifts right, the central bank must
22. Double taxation means that both
23. The Federal Reserve
24. Which of the following actions would be considered leaning against the wind?
25. Those who desire that policymakers stabilize the economy would advocate which of the following when employment is above the natural rate?