Question 1

Which of the following is not an argument made by those who oppose reforming the tax laws to encourage saving?

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A)  A public budget surplus can raise national saving.
B)  The substitution effect of a higher return to saving may be about equal to the income effect of a higher return to saving.
C)  Low-income households save a larger fraction of their income than high-income households.
D)  Tax cuts might cause a budget deficit.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

If inflation were reduced, then it is

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A)  likely that real incomes would rise more rapidly and labor markets would be more flexible.
B)  likely that real incomes would rise more rapidly but unlikely that labor markets would be more flexible.
C)  likely that labor markets would be more flexible but unlikely that real incomes would rise more rapidly.
D)  unlikely that real incomes would rise more rapidly and unlikely that labor markets would be more flexible.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Using typical estimates of the sacrifice ratio, how much output would likely be sacrificed to reduce inflation by 3 percent?

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Question 4

Tax cuts proposed by the Kennedy and Reagan administrations were followed by robust economic growth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following reduce the incentive for households to save?

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A)  both means-testing of government benefits and inheritance taxes
B)  means-testing of government benefits but not inheritance taxes
C)  inheritance taxes, but not means-testing of government benefits
D)  neither means-testing of government benefits nor inheritance taxesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is a cost of inflation?

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A)  shoeleather costs
B)  menu costs
C)  relative price variability
D)  All of the above are correct.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Inflation reduction has the lowest cost when the efforts are

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A)  credible so that the sacrifice ratio is low.
B)  credible so that the sacrifice ratio is high.
C)  unexpected so that the sacrifice ratio is high.
D)  unexpected so that the sacrifice ratio is low.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

According to the political business cycle theory, if the Fed wanted to see a President re-elected, prior to the election it might

Accepted Answer

A)  buy bonds to raise interest rates.
B)  buy bonds to reduce interest rates.
C)  sell bonds to raise interest rates.
D)  sell bonds to reduce interest rates.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Opponents of tax reforms intended to raise saving argue that such reforms

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A)  favor those with high income, and that saving may not rise because of the substitution effect.
B)  favor those with high income, and that saving may not rise because of the income effect.
C)  favor those with low income, and that saving may not rise because of the substitution effect.
D)  favor those with low income, and that saving may not rise because of the income effect.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following are taxed?

Accepted Answer

A)  both corporate profits and dividends paid to stockholders
B)  corporate profits but not dividends paid to stockholders
C)  dividends paid to stockholders but not corporate profits
D)  neither corporate profits nor dividends paid to stock holdersE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

If a central bank were required to target inflation at zero, then when there was a negative aggregate supply shock the central bank

Accepted Answer

A)  would have to increase the money supply. This would move unemployment closer to the natural rate.
B)  would have to increase the money supply. This would move unemployment further from the natural rate.
C)  would have to decrease the money supply. This would move unemployment closer to the natural rate.
D)  would have to decrease the money supply. This would move unemployment further from the natural rate.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Proponents of a balanced government budget acknowledge that running a budget deficit is justifiable in time of war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Edward Prescott and Finn Kydland won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2004. One of their contributions was to argue that if a central bank could convince people to expect zero inflation, then the Fed would be tempted to raise output by increasing inflation. This possibility is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  inflation targeting.
B)  the monetary policy reaction lag.
C)  the time inconsistency of policy.
D)  the sacrifice ratio dilemma.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

What's the basis for arguing that deficits are likely to lead to lower living standards in the future?

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Exam 36: Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

Tax cuts proposed by the Kennedy and Reagan administrations were followed by robust economic growth.

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If a central bank were required to target inflation at zero, then when there was a negative aggregate supply shock the central bank

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Opponents of tax reforms intended to raise saving argue that such reforms

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If inflation were reduced, then it is

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According to the political business cycle theory, if the Fed wanted to see a President re-elected, prior to the election it might

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Which of the following are taxed?

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Proponents of a balanced government budget acknowledge that running a budget deficit is justifiable in time of war.

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Which of the following is not an argument made by those who oppose reforming the tax laws to encourage saving?

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Which of the following is a cost of inflation?

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Which of the following reduce the incentive for households to save?

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Inflation reduction has the lowest cost when the efforts are

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What's the basis for arguing that deficits are likely to lead to lower living standards in the future?

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Using typical estimates of the sacrifice ratio, how much output would likely be sacrificed to reduce inflation by 3 percent?

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