Question 1

A policy change that reduces the natural rate of unemployment shifts both the long-run aggregate-supply curve and the long-run Phillips curve left.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the long run a reduction in the money supply growth rate affects

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A)  the inflation rate and the natural rate of unemployment.
B)  the inflation rate but not the natural rate of unemployment.
C)  neither the inflation rate nor the natural rate of unemployment.
D)  the natural rate of unemployment, but not the inflation rate.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following is correct according to the long-run Phillips curve?

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A)  No government policy, including changes in the money supply growth rate, can change the natural rate of unemployment.
B)  Changes in the money supply growth rate are the only means by which government policy can change the natural rate of unemployment.
C)  Monetary policy cannot change the natural rate of unemployment, but other government policies can.
D)  Monetary policy and other government policies can shift the long-run Phillips curve.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

As an economist working for a U.S. government agency you determine that a particular country has a sacrifice ratio of 3. Policy-makers in that country are thinking of lowering the inflation rate from 10% to 4%. Is this sacrifice ratio higher or lower than the typical estimate? From your numbers, what is the amount of output that will be lost for this country to reduce its inflation rate?

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A)  The sacrifice ratio is higher than the typical estimate. It will cost 30% of annual output to reach the new inflation target.
B)  The sacrifice ratio is higher than the typical estimate. It will cost 18% of annual output to reach the new inflation target.
C)  The sacrifice ratio is lower than the typical estimate. It will cost 30% of annual output to reach the new inflation target.
D)  The sacrifice ratio is lower than the typical estimate. It will cost 18% of annual output to reach the new inflation target.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Refer to Monetary Policy in Mokania. The Bank of Mokania publicizes that it intends to reduce the inflation rate to 5%. If Mokanians lower their inflation expectations, which curve shifts to the left?

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A)  both the short-run and the long-run Phillips curves
B)  neither the short-run nor the long-run Phillips curves
C)  only the short-run Phillips curve
D)  only the long-run Phillips curveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

A shock increases the costs of production. Given the effects of this shock, if the central bank wants to return the unemployment rate towards its previous level it would

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A)  increase the rate at which the money supply increases. This will also move inflation closer to its previous rate..
B)  increase the rate at which the money supply increases. However, this will make inflation higher than its previous rate
C)  decrease the rate at which the money supply increases. This will also move inflation closer to its original rate
D)  decrease the rate at which the money supply increases. However, this will make higher than its previous rate.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

When aggregate demand shifts left along the short-run aggregate supply curve,

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

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How are the effects of a favorable supply shock shown in the Phillips curve diagram? If the Fed wants to return unemployment to its natural rate after the shock, what should it do?

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Question 10

If there is an increase in the price of oil, then

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A)  unemployment rises. If the central bank tries to counter this increase, inflation rises.
B)  unemployment rises. If the central bank tries to counter this increase, inflation falls.
C)  unemployment falls. If the central bank tries to counter this decrease, inflation falls.
D)  unemployment falls. If the central bank tries to counter this decrease, inflation rises.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

In 2007 and 2008 households and firms reduced desired expenditures. During the same period inflation fell and unemployment rose.

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A)  The change in inflation, but not the change in unemployment is consistent with what a given short-run Phillips curve implies.
B)  The change in unemployment, but not the change in inflation is consistent with what a given short-run Phillips curve implies.
C)  Both the change in inflation and the change in unemployment are consistent with what a given short-run Phillips curve implies.
D)  Neither the change in inflation nor the change in unemployment are consistent with what a given short-run Phillips curve implies.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

If there were a favorable supply shock and the central bank wanted to offset the change in the unemployment rate, what would it do?

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Question 13

If expected inflation increases, which of the following shifts right?

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A)  both the short-run and the long-run Phillips curves
B)  the short-run but not the long-run Phillips curve
C)  the long-run but not the short-run Phillips curve
D)  neither the long-run nor the short-run Phillips curveE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

A movement to the right along a given short-run Phillips curve could be caused by

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A)  an increase in the natural rate of unemployment or expansionary monetary policy.
B)  expansionary monetary policy, but not an increase in the natural rate of unemployment.
C)  an increase in the natural rate of unemployment or a contractionary monetary policy.
D)  contractionary monetary policy, but not an increase in the natural rate of unemployment.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

An increase in the natural rate of unemployment shifts the short-run Phillips curve to the _____. If the central bank sees the increase in the unemployment rate, but thinks the natural rate has remained the same and so wants to reduce unemployment, it would ________ the money supply growth rate. If it maintains this money supply growth rate, eventually the short run Phillips curve will shift _____ and unemployment will be _____.

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Question 16

Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps argued in the late 1960s that in the long run the Phillips curve is

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A)  downward-sloping, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies can influence the level of unemployment in the long run.
B)  downward-sloping, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the rate of inflation in the long run.
C)  vertical, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the level of unemployment in the long run.
D)  vertical, which implies that monetary and fiscal policies cannot influence the rate of inflation in the long run.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

An adverse supply shock will cause output

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A)  and prices to rise.
B)  and prices to fall.
C)  to rise and prices to fall.
D)  to fall and prices to rise.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

In the 1970s, the Fed accommodated a(n)

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A)  adverse supply shock and so contributed to higher inflation.
B)  adverse supply shock and so contributed to lower inflation.
C)  favorable supply shock and so contributed to higher inflation.
D)  favorable supply shock and so contributed to lower inflation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

A decrease in the growth rate of the money supply eventually causes the short-run Phillips curve to shift right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Figure 35-6
Use the graph below to answer the following questions. 
-Refer to Figure 35-6. If the economy starts at C and the money supply growth rate decreases, in the short run the economy moves to

Accepted Answer

A)  B.
B)  C.
C)  F.
D)  None of the above is consistent with a decrease in the money supply growth rate.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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

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In 2007 and 2008 households and firms reduced desired expenditures. During the same period inflation fell and unemployment rose.

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Figure 35-6 Use the graph below to answer the following questions. -Refer to Figure 35-6. If the economy starts at C and the money supply growth rate decreases, in the short run the economy moves to

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In the long run a reduction in the money supply growth rate affects

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Milton Friedman and Edmund Phelps argued in the late 1960s that in the long run the Phillips curve is

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

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How are the effects of a favorable supply shock shown in the Phillips curve diagram? If the Fed wants to return unemployment to its natural rate after the shock, what should it do?

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Which of the following is correct according to the long-run Phillips curve?

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If expected inflation increases, which of the following shifts right?

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A decrease in the growth rate of the money supply eventually causes the short-run Phillips curve to shift right.

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If there is an increase in the price of oil, then

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In the 1970s, the Fed accommodated a(n)

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Refer to Monetary Policy in Mokania. The Bank of Mokania publicizes that it intends to reduce the inflation rate to 5%. If Mokanians lower their inflation expectations, which curve shifts to the left?

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A shock increases the costs of production. Given the effects of this shock, if the central bank wants to return the unemployment rate towards its previous level it would

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A policy change that reduces the natural rate of unemployment shifts both the long-run aggregate-supply curve and the long-run Phillips curve left.

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A movement to the right along a given short-run Phillips curve could be caused by

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