Site MapHelpFeedbackStudent Self-test Questions
Student Self-test Questions
(See related pages)

1
The quantity theory of money says that changes in ___________ lead to equivalent changes in __________, but have no effect on ___________.
A)prices, wages, output and employment
B)output, prices, employment
C)nominal money, the price level, output and employment
D)nominal money, output, prices
2
If my salary increases by 10% and prices increase by 10% then my real wage has
A)fallen
B)increased
C)not changed
3
The Fisher hypothesis is that 1 per cent ____ in inflation leads to a similar ____ in nominal interest rates so real interest rates change little in the long run.
A)rise, rise
B)rise, fall
C)fall, rise
D)rise, no change
4
The flight from cash during hyperinflation is a vivid example of the Fisher hypothesis.
A)True
B)False
5
Pure inflation means that prices of goods and inputs rise ___________.
A)move in opposite directions
B)lag one another by 3 months
C)rise
D)converge to the same rate
6
The stock of real money demanded ____ with real income increases and ____ with increasing interest rates.
A)falls, falls
B)falls, increases
C)rises, rises
D)rises, falls
7
If nominal wages and prices adjust slowly in the short run, ______ nominal money supply leads initially to a ______ real money stock.
A)Higher, higher
B)Lower, higher
C)Lower, lower
D)Higher, lower
8
_______ inflation and ______ interest rates significantly reduce the demand for real cash.
A)falling, rising
B)rising, rising
C)rising, falling
D)falling, falling
9
The natural rate of unemployment, and natural level of output, are their values in short-run equilibrium.
A)True
B)False
10
Monetarists believe that a reduction in _____________can be achieved by reducing ________.
A)unemployment, prices
B)inflation, wages
C)unemployment, wages
D)inflation, nominal money
11
If it is observed that there is a strong association between nominal money growth and nominal interest rates, then we have observed evidence in support of _____________.
A)the quantity theory of money
B)the Phillips hypothesis
C)the Fisher hypothesis
D)the classical model
12
Faster nominal money growth leads to either higher inflation or higher nominal interest rates, but not both.
A)True
B)False
13
During periods of rising inflation and rising interest rates we expect the demand for real cash to
A)rise
B)fall
C)not change
D)fluctuate
14
Governments may contribute to inflationary pressure on account of building up large _________
A)numbers of employees
B)welfare plans
C)budget deficits
D)expenditure
15
The Phillips curve shows the trade-off between ____________ and ____________.
A)the inflation rate, interest rates
B)the inflation rate, the unemployment rate
C)interest rates, output
D)output, employment
16
The natural rate of unemployment, the rate of unemployment in long run equilibrium is determined by the underlying rate of inflation.
A)True
B)False
17
The long-run Phillips curve is __________ at the ________________.
A)horizontal, natural rate of inflation
B)horizontal, natural rate of unemployment
C)vertical, natural rate of inflation
D)vertical, natural rate of unemployment
18
The short run Phillips curve can shift in response to changes in ____________.
A)Inflationary expectations
B)unemployment
C)the inflation rate
D)wage rises
19
The costs of inflation are ___________.
A)shoe leather costs
B)menu costs
C)income redistribution
D)all of the above
20
Only an incomes policy can deliver low inflation in the long run.
A)True
B)False







Begg, Economics 8eOnline Learning Center with Powerweb

Home > Chapter 26 > Student Self-test Questions