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A change in income in the IS-LM model resulting from a change in the price level is represented by a ______ aggregate demand curve, while a change in income in the IS-LM model for a given price level is represented by a ______ aggregate demand curve.


A) movement along the; shift in the
B) shift in the; movement along the
C) vertical; horizontal
D) horizontal; vertical

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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If a liquidity trap does exist, then ______ policy will not be effective in increasing income when interest rates reach very ______ levels.


A) monetary; high
B) monetary; low
C) fiscal; high
D) fiscal; low

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Starting from a short-run equilibrium greater than the natural rate of output, as the economy returns to a long-run equilibrium:


A) both output and the price level will increase.
B) output will decrease, but the price level will increase.
C) output will increase, but the price level will decrease.
D) both output and the price level will decrease.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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An economic change that does not shift the aggregate demand curve is a change in:


A) the money supply.
B) the investment function.
C) the price level.
D) taxes.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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a. An economy is initially a the natural level of output. There is an increase in government spending. Use the LS—LM model to illustrate both the short-run and long-run impact of this policy change. Be sure to label: i. the axes ii. the curves iii. the initial equilibrium iv. the short-run equilibrium v. the terminal eqilibrium b. Explain in words the short-run and long-run impact of the change in government spending on output and interest rates.

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Use the IS-LM model to predict the short-run impact on the interest rate and output if the Fed pushes interest rates down at the same time that both consumption and investment fall due to a financial crisis. Illustrate your answer graphically. Be sure to label: i. the axes; ii. the curves; iii. the initial equilibrium; and iv. the direction the curves shift. Explain your answer in words.

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The debt-deflation hypothesis explains the fall in income as a consequence of unexpected deflation transferring wealth ______, and that creditors have ______ propensity to consume than debtors.


A) from debtors to creditors; a smaller
B) from debtors to creditors; a larger
C) from creditors to debtors; a smaller
D) from creditors to debtors; a larger

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Use the following to answer questions : Exhibit: Policy Interaction Use the following to answer questions : Exhibit: Policy Interaction   -(Exhibit: Policy Interaction)  Based on the graph, starting from equilibrium at interest rate r<sub>3</sub>, income Y<sub>2</sub>, IS<sub>1</sub>, and LM<sub>1</sub>, if there is an increase in government spending that shifts the IS curve to IS<sub>2</sub>, then in order to keep output constant, the Federal Reserve should _____ the money supply shifting to _____. A)  increase; LM<sub>2</sub> B)  decrease; LM<sub>2</sub> C)  increase; LM<sub>3</sub> D)  decrease; LM<sub>3</sub> -(Exhibit: Policy Interaction) Based on the graph, starting from equilibrium at interest rate r3, income Y2, IS1, and LM1, if there is an increase in government spending that shifts the IS curve to IS2, then in order to keep output constant, the Federal Reserve should _____ the money supply shifting to _____.


A) increase; LM2
B) decrease; LM2
C) increase; LM3
D) decrease; LM3

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Analysis of the short and long runs indicates that the ______ assumptions are most appropriate in ______.


A) classical; both the short and long runs.
B) Keynesian; both the short and long runs.
C) classical; the short run, whereas the Keynesian assumptions are most appropriate in the long run.
D) Keynesian; the short run, whereas the classical assumptions are most appropriate in the long run.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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An increase in the money supply shifts the ______ curve to the right, and the aggregate demand curve ______.


A) IS; shifts to the right
B) IS; does not shift
C) LM: shifts to the right
D) LM; does not shift

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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If the IS curve is given by Y = 1,700 - 100r, the money demand function is given by (M/P) d = Y - 100r, the money supply is 1,000, and the price level is 2, then if the money supply is raised to 1,200, equilibrium income rises by:


A) 200 and the interest rate falls by 2 percent.
B) 100 and the interest rate falls by 1 percent.
C) 50 and the interest rate falls by 0.5 percent.
D) 200 and the interest rate remains unchanged.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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If the investment demand function is I = c - dr and the quantity of real money demanded is eY - fr, then fiscal policy is relatively potent in influencing aggregate demand when d is ______ and f is ______.


A) large; small
B) small; small
C) small; large
D) large; large

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Under what condition does a liquidity trap occur?

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According to the IS-LM model, expansiona...

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Use the following to answer questions : Exhibit: IS-LM Monetary Policy Use the following to answer questions : Exhibit: IS-LM Monetary Policy   -(Exhibit: IS-LM Monetary Policy)  Based on the graph, starting from equilibrium at interest rate r<sub>1</sub> and income Y<sub>1</sub>, a decrease in the money supply would generate the new equilibrium combination of interest rate and income: A)  r<sub>2</sub>, Y<sub>2</sub> B)  r<sub>3</sub>, Y<sub>2</sub> C)  r<sub>2</sub>, Y<sub>3</sub> D)  r<sub>3</sub>, Y<sub>3</sub> -(Exhibit: IS-LM Monetary Policy) Based on the graph, starting from equilibrium at interest rate r1 and income Y1, a decrease in the money supply would generate the new equilibrium combination of interest rate and income:


A) r2, Y2
B) r3, Y2
C) r2, Y3
D) r3, Y3

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to the macroeconometric model developed by Data Resources Incorporated, the response of GDP four quarters after an increase in government spending, with the nominal interest rate held constant, will be ______ the response of GDP to a similar change with the money supply held constant.


A) less than half as great as
B) approximately equal to
C) more than two times as great as
D) more than three times as great as

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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If investment demand is infinite below some certain r (e.g., r**) and zero above r**, then the IS curve is ______ and ______ policy has no effect on output.


A) vertical; monetary
B) horizontal; monetary
C) vertical; fiscal
D) horizontal; fiscal

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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If money demand does not depend on income, then the ______ curve is ______.


A) IS; vertical
B) IS; horizontal
C) LM; vertical
D) LM; horizontal

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Most economists believe:


A) the Great Depression is very likely to be repeated.
B) it is likely that the money supply might again fall by one-fourth, but that fiscal policy would be expansionary enough in this case to avoid a Great Depression.
C) it is unlikely that the money supply might fall again by one-fourth, but it is likely that fiscal policy might be so contractionary as to cause a Great Depression.
D) in view of what economists now know about monetary and fiscal policy, and in view of institutional changes, a repeat of the Great Depression is unlikely.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The monetary transmission mechanism works through the effects of changes in the money supply on:


A) the budget deficit.
B) investment.
C) government expenditures.
D) taxation.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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A decrease in government spending reduces output more in the Keynesian-cross model than in the IS-LM model. Explain why this is true.

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