πŸ“Š Macroeconomics, Theories and Policies 2
Q. Why does a temporary decrease in government purchases decrease labour supply in the classical model?
  • (A) people prefer to work less when government is doing less for them.
  • (B) decreased government purchases make people worse off, so they work less hours.
  • (C) the decrease in current or future taxes needed to pay for the decrease in government purchases increases people wealth
  • (D) the fall in government spending decreases labour demand, decreasing the real wage, and sopeople decreases their labour supply.
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) the decrease in current or future taxes needed to pay for the decrease in government purchases increases people wealth
πŸ“Š Macroeconomics, Theories and Policies 2
Q. If the Keynesian consumption function is C=10+0.8Yd then, if disposable income is 1000, what is amount of total consumption ?
  • (A) 0.8
  • (B) 800
  • (C) 810
  • (D) 0.81
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βœ… Correct Answer: (C) 810
πŸ“Š Macroeconomics, Theories and Policies 2
Q. Liquidity trap sets a loop:
  • (A) below which the discount rate cannot fall
  • (B) above which discount rate cannot rise
  • (C) below which the market rate of interest cannot fall
  • (D) above which market rate of interest cannot rise
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) above which discount rate cannot rise
πŸ“Š Macroeconomics, Theories and Policies 2
Q. Which of the following statements does not hold true in case of the Keynesian economics?
  • (A) velocity of money is an unstable function of its determinant
  • (B) labor is subject to money illusion
  • (C) as function tends to become flat at levels of output well below full employment and to become steeper ad full capacity is reached
  • (D) as schedule is vertical, and output, and employment are completely supply determined.
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βœ… Correct Answer: (D) as schedule is vertical, and output, and employment are completely supply determined.
πŸ“Š Macroeconomics, Theories and Policies 2
Q. Liquidity trap is a situation when,
  • (A) all potential investors expect the rate of interest to rise in future.
  • (B) all potential investors expect the rate of interest to fall in future.
  • (C) natural rate of interest is above the critical rate of interest.
  • (D) none of these
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βœ… Correct Answer: (A) all potential investors expect the rate of interest to rise in future.
πŸ“Š Macroeconomics, Theories and Policies 2
Q. Identify the correct chronological order of the following classical economists.
  • (A) adam smith, malthus, ricardo, mill
  • (B) adam smith, ricardo, malthus, mill
  • (C) adam smith, mill, ricardo, malthus
  • (D) adam smith, malthus, mill, ricardo
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βœ… Correct Answer: (B) adam smith, ricardo, malthus, mill