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QUESTION 13
SECTION 1
Because deflation is so costly, some have argued that setting an
inflation target at 2 percent is too low and it should be set
higher, to 3 percent, especially in the economic environment of
2007–2010.
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7. To move to a point
on the Phillips curve where inflation is lower,
A. unemployment must fall.
B. the Fed could increase the money supply.
C. the government could decrease taxes.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above are correct.
which of the following
statements is (are) correct?
(x) During the early 1960s, inflation was about 1 to 3 percent in
the United States, compared to about 4 to
6 percent in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
(y) In 1980, the U.S. unemployment rate was about 7 percent and
inflation was above 8 percent at the
same time.
(z) In the United States, the inflation rate has been consistently
below 4 percent during the period from
2000 to 2015.
A. (x), (y) and (z)
B. (x) and (y) only
C. (x) and (z) only
D. (y) and (z) only
E. (z) only
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Many economists during
the 1960s believed the implications of the Phillips curve,
which
A. indicated that low unemployment was associated with high
inflation and high unemployment was
associated with low inflation.
B. offered policymakers a menu of possible economic outcomes from
which to choose and the choice for
expansionary policy would lead to inflationary pressure but reduced
unemployment.
C. indicated that there was upward pressure on wages and prices
when unemployment was high.
D. All of the above are correct.
E. A and B, only
11. Which of the
following would a student of economics expect if government policy
had moved the economy
up along a given short-run Phillips curve?
A. Roscoe reads in the newspaper that the central bank had been
increasing the purchase of bonds.
B. Bernadette loses her job because the factory shut down due to
declining economic conditions.
C. Jasmine’s nominal wage falls because the manager, filled with
jealousy, is stealing her tips.
D. Tim the “tool guy” cuts prices at his hardware store because of
falling sales.
E. Both B and D
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