Assume that the expectation of declining housing prices cause households to reduce their demand for new houses and the financing that accompanies it. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and GDP Price Index in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. The real risk-free interest rate and GDP Price Index remain the same.
b. The real risk-free interest rate falls, and GDP Price Index falls.
c. The real risk-free interest rate falls, and GDP Price Index stays the same.
d. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and GDP Price Index falls.
e. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and GDP Price Index rises.
.B
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Which of the following is an example of a measure of labor productivity?
A) Farm workers produce 30 bushels of wheat per worker per day. B) Autos get 30 gallons to the mile. C) The growth rate of per capita real GDP is 3.5 percent per year. D) Wages increase by 3.5 percent per year for 5 years.
The aggregate demand curve indicates the relationship between:
A. the real wage rate and the quality of resources demanded by producers of goods and services. B. the interest rate and the amount of loanable funds demanded by borrowers. C. the natural rate of unemployment and the demand for goods and services when the economy is in long-run equilibrium. D. the general price level and the aggregate quantity of goods and services demanded.