51.SupposetheFederalReserveannouncesthatitwillbemakingachangetoakeyinterestratetodecreasethemoneysupply.ThisislikelybecausetheFederalReserveis
a.worriedaboutinflation.
b.worriedaboutunemployment.
c.hopingtoincreasethedemandforgoodsandservices.
d.worriedthattheeconomyisgrowingtooslowly.
52.Lowratesofinflationaregenerallyassociatedwith
a.lowratesofgovernmentspending.
b.smallornonexistentgovernmentbudgetdeficits.
c.lowratesofproductivitygrowth.
d.lowratesofgrowthofthequantityofmoney.
53.Whichofthefollowingistheprimarycauseofinflation?
a.anincreaseinthequantityofmoney
b.anincreaseingovernmentspending
c.anincreaseinunemployment
d.anincreaseinproductivity
54.Whichofthefollowingisthemostcorrectstatementabouttherelationshipbetweeninflationandunemployment?
a.Intheshortrun,fallinginflationisassociatedwithfallingunemployment.
b.Intheshortrun,fallinginflationisassociatedwithrisingunemployment.
c.Inthelongrun,fallinginflationisassociatedwithfallingunemployment.
d.Inthelongrun,fallinginflationisassociatedwithrisingunemployment.
55.Whichofthefollowingisanimportantcauseofinflationinaneconomy?
a.increasesinproductivityintheeconomy
b.theinfluenceofpositiveexternalitiesontheeconomy
c.lackofpropertyrightsintheeconomy
d.growthinthequantityofmoneyintheeconomy
56.Themainstreamviewamongeconomistsisthat
a.societyfacesatradeoffbetweenunemploymentandinflation,butonlyintheshortrun.
b.societyfacesatradeoffbetweenunemploymentandinflation,butonlyinthelongrun.
c.societyfacesatradeoffbetweenunemploymentandinflation,bothintheshortrunandinthelongrun.
d.notradeoffexistsbetweenunemploymentandinflation,eitherintheshortrunorinthelongrun.
57.Whichofthefollowingclaimsisconsistentwiththeviewsofmainstreameconomists?
a.Ifweincreasetherateofinflationfrom3percentto6percent,thentherateofunemploymentwilltemporarilyfall.
b.Ifweincreasetherateofinflationfrom3percentto6percent,thentherateofunemploymentwilltemporarilyrise.
c.Ifweincreasetherateofinflationfrom3percentto6percent,thentherateofunemploymentwillpermanentlyfall.
d.Ifweincreasetherateofinflationfrom3percentto6percent,thentherateofunemploymentwillpermanentlyrise.
58.ForaverylongtimethecountryofZeelandhashadaninflationrateof9%.Suddenlyitsinflationratedropsto3%.Thedropintheinflationrate
a.couldbeduetoslowermoneysupplygrowth.Wewouldexpectunemploymenttobehigher.
b.couldbeduetoslowermoneysupplygrowth.Wewouldexpectunemploymenttobelower.
c.couldbeduetohighermoneysupplygrowth.Wewouldexpectunemploymenttobehigher.
d.couldbeduetohighermoneysupplygrowth.Wewouldexpectunemploymenttobelower.
59.ForanumberofyearscountryAhadinflationof3%butforthelastfiveyearshashadinflationof6%.CountryBhadinflationof4%formanyyears,butveryrecentlyinflationunexpectedlyroseto9%.Otherthingsthesame,inwhichofthecountrieswouldthehigherinflationratebemorelikelytoreduceunemployment?
a.bothcountryAandcountryB
b.neithercountryAnorcountryB
c.countryAbutnotcountryB
d.countryBbutnotcountryA
60.Intheearly1980s,U.S.economicpolicywasdirectedtowardreducinginflation.Whatwouldyouhaveexpectedtoobserveduringthisshortperiodoftime?
a.Inflationfellandunemploymentfell.
b.Inflationandunemploymentwerebothunaffected.
c.Inflationfellandunemploymentincreased.
d.Inflationfellandunemploymentwasunchanged.