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Macroeconomics Quiz Bowl
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1
Technological change __________.
increases potential GDP.
decreases labor productivity.
lowers the real wage rate.
has no effect on employment.
2
A(n) ________ in the business cycle occurs when employment and output reach their lowest levels.
overheating
Trough
Peak
inflation
3
Which U.S. state produces the most rice?
Arkansas
Louisiana
California
Mississippi
4
Stagflation is the combination of ________ and ________.
inflation and recession
deflation and unemployment
inflation and GDP growth
deflation and employment
5
What name was given to October 29, 1929, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 11% in a single day?
Black Tuesday
Black Friday
Black Monday
Black Holiday
6
According to the Saving Investment Identity Equation, if G-T increases, what happens to private Investment, I ?
Decrease
Increase
No change
Increase or Decrease
7
The ancient Mesopotamians linked their farming activities to the movements of which planet?
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
Venus
8
Which theory of economic growth concludes that growth can continue indefinitely?
neoclassical theory
classical theory
all of the theories
new theory
9
Which of the following equations will always represent GDP in an open economy?
S = I - G
Y = C + I + G + NX
I = Y - C + G
Y = C + I + G
10
Core inflation is the change in prices of goods and services, except for those from what two sectors?
Food and Energy
Healthcare
Shelter and Housing
Automobile
11
This figure illustrates:
An Inflation Gap
An Equilibrium at the economy's physical limits
A Receesionary Gap
A full employment equilibrium
12
What is best described as, ‟The market value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year?”
GNI
GNP
PPI
GDP
13
Which flow represents consumer expenditures in the circular flow model of the economy in this figure?
3
4
1
2
14
Mount Everest is located in:
Himalayas
Rockies
Alps
Andes
15
The interest rate is currently 5% and the Fed determines that invest of $40B is required to reach full employment. How?
lower the federal fund rate
raise the reserve requirement
sell bonds to the public
announce a restrictive monetary policy
16
Which school of thought believes that real GDP always equals potential GDP?
only classical
both Keynesian and classical
Monetarist
only Keynesian
17
In a command economy, the government owns most of the economic resources and determines most economic choices. This is
socialism or communism
capitalism
market economy
utopia
18
What term refers to the output that the economy would produce if it was experiencing full employment?
SRAS
Potential GDP
LRAS
Real GDP
19
If you have just finished school and are searching for your first job, you are considered to be __________ unemployed.
permanently
temporarily
frictionally
institutionally
20
Cost-push inflation is best illustrated by the shift from:
AD1 to AD0
AS1 to AS0
AS0 to AS1
AD0 to AD1