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.Management Sciences
Category: Monetary, Fiscal And Incomes Policy, And Inflation
If people with higher incomes pay a higher percentage of income in taxes, the income tax structure is ?
A. progressive
B. regressive
C. value added taxes (VAT)
D. excise taxes
When the financial system lacks the capability of making judgement about investment opportunities due to asymmetric information leading to potentially bad credit risks lending is subject to ?
A. adverse selection
B. moral hazard
C. social goods
D. hyperinflation
Central banks in LDCs generally have less effect on expenditure and output than in LDCs because of ?
I- an externally dependent banking system
II- a poorly developed securities market
III- a low percentage of demand deposits divided by the total money supply
IV- the relative insensitivity of investment and employment to monetary policies
A. I and II only
B. III and IV only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II , III and IV
Monetary policy effects the _________ and __________?
A. reserve, unemployment
B. money supply, interest rate
C. taxes, exchange rate
D. stock price, minimum wage
fiscal incentives to attract businesses from abroad include ?
I- tax holidays
II- accelerated depreciation
III- import duty relief
IV- lower tax rates for reinvested business profits
A. I and II only
B. III and IV only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II, III, and IV
Demand pull inflation result from ?
A. demand for government spending on public goods goes due to lack of financial backup through tax collection
B. consumer business and government demand for goods and services in excess of an economy’s capacity to produce
C. a shortage of demand for goods and services in excess of supply during depression
D. demand for public goods is greater than demand for consumer goods
Under financial repression ?
I- banks engage in non-price rationing of loans
II- banks face pressure for loans to those with political connections
III- banks charge a high premium on foreign investments
IV- banks depend on foreign banks to set interest rates
A. I and II only
B. III and IV only
C. I, II and III only
D. I, II , III and IV
Inflation is measured by the ?
I- consumer price index (CPI)
II- GDP deflator
III- current account
IV- depreciation
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. III and IV only
D. I, II and III
During Stagflation ?
I- an increase in aggregate spending will eliminate the recession
II- a decrease in aggregate spending will reduce inflation
III- government faces contradictory goals
IV- the central bank decease money supply to reduce inflation
A. I and II only
B. III and IV only
C. I ,II and III only
D. I , II , III, and IV
By using fiscal policy, i (e) varying ______ and/or _____ governments achieve goals for output and employment growth as well as price stability?
A. demand pull inflation tax elasticity
B. interest rates, financial liberalization
C. interest rates, tax rates
D. tax rates, government spending
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