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Category: Aggregate Supply, Unemployment And Inflation
Which school of economic thought suggested that one possible cause of inflation was a ‘push’ from the cost side ?
A. New classical economists
B. Keynesian.
C. Marxists
D. Monetarists
The long-run Phillips curve is ____ at the ____?
A. horizontal, natural rate of inflation
B. horizontal natural rate of unemployment
C. vertical natural rate of inflation
D. vertical equilibrium rate of unemployment
The measured unemployment rate can be pushed below the natural rate, but ?
A. only in the short run, and not without inflation
B. only in the long run and not without inflation
C. only is the short run and only if the price level is constant
D. only in the long run and only if the price level is constant
The relative-wage explanation for the existence of downwardly sticky wages emphasizes ?
A. the contention that workers in one industry may be unwilling to accept a wage cut unless they know that workers in other industries are receiving similar cuts
B. employment contracts that stipulate workers’ wages usually for a period of one to three years
C. unspoken agreements between workers and firms that firms will not cut wages
D. the incentive that firms may have to hold wages above the market clearing rate
In the long run, the Phillips curve will be vertical at the natural rate of unemployment if ?
A. the long-run aggregate demand curve is horizontal at the natural rate of inflation
B. the long run aggregate demand curve is vertical at potential GDP
C. the long run aggregate demand curve is vertical at potential GDP
D. The long run supply curve is horizontal at the natural rate of inflation
The AD schedule indicates that _______ inflation is associated with ________ output?
A. higher, lower
B. higher, higher
C. lower, lower
D. zero, zero
Governments may contribute to inflationary pressure because of building up large ?
A. numbers of employees
B. welfare plans
C. budget deficits
D. expenditures
The classical view of the labor market is basically consistent with the assumption of _________ aggregate supply curve?
A. a vertical (or almost vertical)
B. a downward sloping
C. a horizontal (or almost horizontal)
D. an upward sloping
Even though explicit contracts may lead to layoffs during recessions explicit contracts may still be efficient because such contracts ?
A. minimize negotiation costs
B. minimize unemployment effects
C. guarantee that only the least productive workers will be laid off.
D. will equitable spread the layoffs among junior and senior workers
Policies to reduce unemployment by reducing union power, tax cuts, reductions in unemployment benefit and investment subsidies are examples of ?
A. Keynesian policies
B. Supply-side policies
C. Monetarist Policies
D. Classical policies
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