Chapter 11 Flashcards
John Maynard Keynes wrote that responsibility for low income and high unemployment in economic downturns should be placed on:
- low levels of capital.
- an untrained labor force.
- inadequate technology.
- low aggregate demand.
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According to classical theory, national income depends on ______, while Keynes proposed that ______ determined the level of national income.
- aggregate demand; aggregate supply
- aggregate supply; aggregate demand
- monetary policy; fiscal policy
- fiscal policy; monetary policy
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The IS–LM model takes ______ as exogenous.
- the price level and national income
- the price level
- national income
- the interest rate
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A variable that links the market for goods and services and the market for real money balances in the IS–LM model is the:
- consumption function.
- interest rate.
- price level.
- nominal money supply.
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In the IS–LM model, which two variables are influenced by the interest rate?
- supply of nominal money balances and demand for real balances
- demand for real money balances and government purchases
- supply of nominal money balances and investment spending
- demand for real money balances and investment spending
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Two interpretations of the IS–LM model are that the model explains:
- the determination of income in the short run when prices are fixed, or what shifts the aggregate demand curve.
- the short-run quantity theory of income, or the short-run Fisher effect.
- the determination of investment and saving, or what shifts the liquidity preference schedule.
- changes in government spending and taxes, or the determination of the supply of real money balances.
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The IS curve plots the relationship between the interest rate and ______ that arises in the market for ______.
- national income; goods and services
- the price level; goods and services
- national income; money
- the price level; money
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For the purposes of the Keynesian cross, planned expenditure consists of:
- planned investment.
- planned government spending.
- planned investment and government spending.
- planned investment, government spending, and consumption expenditures.
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In the Keynesian-cross model, actual expenditures equal:
- GDP.
- the money supply.
- the supply of real balances.
- unplanned inventory investment.
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In the Keynesian-cross model, actual expenditures differ from planned expenditures by the amount of:
- liquidity preference.
- the government-purchases multiplier.
- unplanned inventory investment.
- real money balances.
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Planned expenditure is a function of:
- planned investment.
- planned government spending and taxes.
- planned investment, government spending, and taxes.
- national income and planned investment, government spending, and taxes.
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When planned expenditure is drawn on a graph as a function of income, the slope of the line is:
- zero.
- between zero and one.
- one.
- greater than one.
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When drawn on a graph with Y along the horizontal axis and PE along the vertical axis, the line showing planned expenditure rises to the:
- right with a slope less than one.
- right with a slope greater than one.
- left with a slope less than one.
- left with a slope greater than one.
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The equilibrium condition in the Keynesian-cross analysis in a closed economy is:
- income equals consumption plus investment plus government spending.
- planned expenditure equals consumption plus planned investment plus government spending.
- actual expenditure equals planned expenditure.
- actual saving equals actual investment.
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With planned expenditure and the equilibrium condition Y = PE drawn on a graph with income along the horizontal axis, if income exceeds expenditure, then income is to the ______ of equilibrium income and there is unplanned inventory ______.
- right; decumulation
- right; accumulation
- left; decumulation
- left; accumulation
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According to the analysis underlying the Keynesian cross, when planned expenditure exceeds income:
- income falls.
- planned expenditure falls.
- unplanned inventory investment is negative.
- prices rise.
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When firms experience unplanned inventory accumulation, they typically:
- build new plants.
- lay off workers and reduce production.
- hire more workers and increase production.
- call for more government spending.
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The Keynesian cross shows:
- determination of equilibrium income and the interest rate in the short run.
- determination of equilibrium income and the interest rate in the long run.
- equality of planned expenditure and income in the short run.
- equality of planned expenditure and income in the long run.
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In this graph, the equilibrium levels of income and expenditure are:
- Y1 and PE1.
- Y2 and PE2.
- Y3 and PE3.
- Y3 and PE4.
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In this graph, if firms are producing at level Y1, then inventories will ______, inducing firms to ______ production.
- rise; increase
- rise; decrease
- fall; increase
- fall; decrease
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In this graph, if firms are producing at level Y3, then inventories will ______, inducing firms to ______ production.
- rise; increase
- rise; decrease
- fall; increase
- fall; decrease
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The government-purchases multiplier indicates how much ______ change(s) in response to a $1 change in government purchases.
- the budget deficit
- consumption
- income
- real balances
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In the Keynesian-cross model, if the MPC equals 0.75, then a $1 billion increase in government spending increases planned expenditures by ______ and increases the equilibrium level of income by ______.
- $1 billion; more than $1 billion
- $0.75 billion; more than $0.75 billion
- $0.75 billion; $0.75 billion
- $1 billion; $1 billion
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According to the Keynesian-cross analysis, when there is a shift upward in the government-purchases schedule by an amount G and the planned expenditure schedule by an equal amount, then equilibrium income rises by:
- one unit.
- Delta-G.
- Delta-G divided by the quantity one minus the marginal propensity to consume.
- Delta-G multiplied by the quantity one plus the marginal propensity to consume.
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In the Keynesian-cross model, if government purchases increase by 100, then planned expenditures ______ for any given level of income.
- increase by 100
- increase by more than 100
- decrease by 100
- increase, but by less than 100
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In the Keynesian-cross model, if government purchases increase by 250, then the equilibrium level of income:
- increases by 250.
- increases by more than 250.
- decreases by 250.
- increases, but by less than 250.
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In the Keynesian-cross model, fiscal policy has a multiplied effect on income because fiscal policy:
- increases the amount of money in the economy.
- changes income, which changes consumption, which further changes income.
- is government spending and, therefore, more powerful than private spending.
- changes the interest rate.
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According to the Keynesian-cross analysis, if MPC stands for marginal propensity to consume, then a rise in taxes of ∆T will:
- decrease equilibrium income by ∆T.
- decrease equilibrium income by ∆T/(1 – MPC).
- decrease equilibrium income by (∆T)(MPC)/(1 – MPC).
- not affect equilibrium income at all.
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In the Keynesian-cross model, if taxes are reduced by 100, then planned expenditures ______ for any given level of income.
- increase by 100
- increase by more than 100
- decrease by 100
- increase, but by less than 100
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In the Keynesian-cross model, if taxes are reduced by 250, then the equilibrium level of income:
- increases by 250.
- increases by more than 250.
- decreases by 250.
- increases, but by less than 250.
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The tax multiplier indicates how much ______ change(s) in response to a $1 change in taxes.
- the budget deficit
- consumption
- income
- real balances
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In the Keynesian-cross model with a given MPC, the government-expenditure multiplier ______ the tax multiplier.
- is larger than
- equals
- is smaller than
- is the inverse of the
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In the Keynesian-cross model, if the MPC equals 0.75, then a $1 billion decrease in taxes increases planned expenditures by ______ and increases the equilibrium level of income by ______.
- $1 billion; more than $1 billion
- $0.75 billion; more than $0.75 billion
- $0.75 billion; $0.75 billion
- $1 billion; $1 billion
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After the Kennedy tax cut in 1964, real GDP:
- fell and unemployment rose.
- rose and unemployment fell.
- and unemployment both rose.
- and unemployment both fell.
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Both Keynesians and supply-siders believe a tax cut will lead to growth:
- and both agree it works through incentive effects.
- but Keynesians believe it works through incentive effects whereas supply-siders believe it works through aggregate demand.
- but Keynesians believe it works through aggregate demand whereas supply-siders believe it works through incentive effects.
- and both agree it works through aggregate demand.
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Tax cuts stimulate ______ by improving workers’ incentive and expand ______ by raising households’ disposable
income.
- velocity; demand for loanable funds
- demand for loanable funds; velocity
- aggregate demand; aggregate supply
- aggregate supply; aggregate demand
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In the Keynesian-cross model, the equilibrium level of income is determined by:
- the factors of production.
- the money supply.
- planned spending.
- liquidity preference.
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In the Keynesian-cross model, what adjusts to move the economy to equilibrium following a change in exogenous planned spending?
- planned spending
- the interest rate
- production
- the price level
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The Keynesian-cross analysis assumes planned investment:
- is fixed and so does the IS analysis.
- depends on the interest rate and so does the IS analysis.
- is fixed, whereas the IS analysis assumes it depends on the interest rate.
- depends on expenditure and so does the IS analysis.
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The simple investment function shows that investment ______ as ______ increases.
- decreases; the interest rate
- increases; the interest rate
- decreases; government spending
- increases; government spending
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