Macroeconomics (ECO403)

1. In product market:

   1. Households supply goods and services which business demand.
   2. Households supply resources which firms demand.
   3. Households demand inputs that firms supply.
   4. Firms supply products which households demand.

2. The endogenous variables can best be defined as the:

   1. Variables which are fixed at the moment they enter the model.
   2. Variables which are determined within the model.
   3. Variables which does not change in any time.
   4. Variables from outside the model.

3. Which of the following expenditures are counted as part of government consumption and investment?

   1. Transfer payments
   2. Interest payments on the government debt
   3. Expenditures by state and local governments
   4. Social Security benefits

4. All of the following are categories of national income EXCEPT:

   1. Net interest
   2. Rental income
   3. Corporate profits
   4. Depreciation

5. A lower average money holding means more frequent trips to the bank to withdraw smaller amounts of cash. This causes:

   1. Menu cost of inflation.
   2. Shoe leather cost of inflation.
   3. General inconvenience.
   4. Relative price distortions.

6. If S-I and NX are exactly equal to zero i.e the value of imports equals the value of exports then:

   1. We have trade surplus.
   2. We have trade deficit.
   3. We have balance trade.
   4. We have no trade at all.

7. An economy without international trade is known as:

   1. A closed economy
   2. An open economy
   3. A Classical economy.
   4. A Keynesian economy.

8. The difference between exports and imports in determining the GDP is known as the:

   1. Net exports.
   2. Import tariffs.
   3. Net imports.
   4. Net income.

9. Which of the following equations is correct?

   1. Real exchange rate = (exchange rate + domestic price level) / foreign price level
   2. Exchange rate = (real exchange rate × domestic price level) / foreign price level
   3. Exchange rate = (nominal exchange rate × domestic price level) / foreign price level
   4. Real exchange rate = (nominal exchange rate × domestic price level) / foreign price level

10. The Golden Rule level of capital accumulation k*gold denotes the steady state with the heighest:

    1. Level of consumption per worker.
    2. Level of output per worker.
    3. Growth rate of consumption per worker.
    4. Growth rate of output per worker.

11. The circular flow is used to make the point that:

    1. Households are both earners and spenders.
    2. Production generates income.
    3. Unemployment only occurs during a recession.
    4. Rising prices never occur during times of unemployment.

12. An increase in investment is most likely to be caused by:

    1. Lower interest rates.
    2. Lower national income.
    3. A decrease in the marginal propensity to consume.
    4. An increase in withdrawals.

13. Improved training of employees would:

    1. Shift aggregate supply to the right.
    2. Shift aggregate supply to the left.
    3. Shift aggregate demand to the right.
    4. Shift aggregate demand to the left.

14. The change in total product of labor resulting from a change in a labor input is known as:

    1. Marginal product of capital.
    2. Average product of labor.
    3. Average product of capital.
    4. Marginal product of labor.

15. The Slow residual measures:

    1. The average growth rate of productive inputs less an adjustment for technological progress.
    2. The part of the growth of output not attributable to the growth of inputs.
    3. The share of net product that constitutes real capital income.
    4. The dynamic efficiency of an economy.

16. The natural rate of unepmloyment will likely to fall if:

    1. Unemployment benefits increase.
    2. Income tax increases.
    3. More training is available for the unemployed.
    4. Geographical immobility increases.

17. Suppose nominal GDP grew from Rs.12,0000 to Rs.14,0000 in 3 years. Over the same 3 years, the inflation rate was exacly 4 percent each year. Which of the following is TRUE about output for this economy over these 3 years?

    1. Output stayed the same.
    2. Output grew, but less than 4 percent.
    3. Output grew by 4 percent.
    4. Output fell.

18. Money that has an alternative use as an economic good is known as:

    1. Commodity money.
    2. Fiat money.
    3. E-money.
    4. Bad money.

19. Which of the following is true about M1?

    1. It is the narrowest definition of the money supply.
    2. It includes the most liquid forms of money.
    3. It includes travelers' checks.
    4. All of the given options are true.

20. According to Solow model, all other things unchanged, countries with rapidly growing population will tend to:

    1. Be poorer than countries with lower population growth.
    2. Grow slower than countries with lower population growth.
    3. Have lower marginal products of capital than countries with lower population growth.
    4. Be richer than countries with lower population growth.

21. Which of the following factors encourage technological progress?

    1. The patent system.
    2. Tax incentives for research and development.
    3. Government subsidies for research.
    4. All of the given options.

22. In the Solow growth model, persistent increases in standards of living are due to which of the following?

    1. Technological progress, which leads to sustained growth in output per worker.
    2. A high saving rate, which leads to sustained high rates of growth.
    3. A high rate of population growth, which leads to a larger labor force.
    4. All of the given options.

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