Suppose for every dollar change in household wealth, consumption expenditures change by $0.05
If real household wealth declines by $45 billion, potential GDP is $120 billion, and the multiplier effect for the second year after an expenditure shock is 1.1, what is the total change in output relative to potential for the second year? A) -1.28%
B) -1.73%
C) -2.06%
D) -5.78%
C
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Certain countries remain backward because they nurture superstition and are suspicious of new technology. This argument is based on the:
A) geography hypothesis. B) location hypothesis. C) culture hypothesis. D) capital hypothesis.
According to the Fisher effect, if a lender and a borrower would agree on an interest rate of 8 percent when no inflation is expected, they should set a rate of _______ when an inflation rate of 3 percent is expected
a. 2 percent b. 5 percent c. 8 percent d. 11 percent