The difference between nominal and real interest rates is that
A) nominal interest rates are measured in terms of a country's output, while real interest rates are measured in monetary terms.
B) nominal interest rates are measured in monetary terms, while real interest rates are measured in terms of a country's output.
C) nominal interest rates can fluctuate, while real interest rates always remain fixed.
D) real interest rates can fluctuate, while nominal interest rates always remain fixed.
E) real interest rates are the same in every country, while nominal interest rates are different for every country.
B
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If a nation with a low level of GDP per capita converges to a richer nation, the poor nation
A) enters into a free trade agreement with the richer nation. B) experiences low growth rates. C) experiences a rate of high growth such that its GDP per capita increases to that of the richer nation. D) experiences a rate of low growth such that its GDP per capita increases to that of the richer nation.
In the traditional Keynesian model, if the government increases spending, then
A) consumption will increase, and so real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by more than the increase in government spending. B) consumption will decrease, and so real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by less than the increase in government spending. C) consumption will remain the same, and so real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase by the same amount of the increase in government spending. D) consumption will increase or decrease, and so real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will increase or decrease depending on the change in consumption.