Questions from Macroeconomics

Q: This section looks at US recessions over the past 60 years.

This section looks at US recessions over the past 60 years. To work out this problem, first obtain quarterly data on US output growth for the period 1960 to the most recent data from www.bea. gov. Tab...

Q: During a given year, suppose the following activities occur in an

During a given year, suppose the following activities occur in an economy. i. An automobile manufacturing company pays its workers €10 million to assemble 5,000 cars. The cars are then sold to an auto...

Q: Consider three rich countries: France, Belgium, and Italy,

Consider three rich countries: France, Belgium, and Italy, and four poor countries, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. Define for each country the ratio of its real GDP per person to that of the Un...

Q: Using the Penn World Tables, find the data on real GDP

Using the Penn World Tables, find the data on real GDP per person (chained series) for 1970 for all available countries. Do the same for a recent year of data where the data are available for most cou...

Q: Your institution may have a subscription to The Economist news magazine,

Your institution may have a subscription to The Economist news magazine, or you may be able to find this graphic on the web. The March 23, 2019 issue, in a section entitled “Graphic Detail: Happines...

Q: Using the information in this chapter, label each of the following

Using the information in this chapter, label each of the following statements true, false, or uncertain. Explain briefly. a. The saving rate is always equal to the investment rate. b. A higher investm...

Q: Suppose that the head of the Finance Ministry in your country were

Suppose that the head of the Finance Ministry in your country were to go on the record advocating an effort to restrain current consumption, arguing that lower consumption now means higher saving; and...

Q: In Chapter 3 we saw that an increase in the saving rate

In Chapter 3 we saw that an increase in the saving rate can lead to a recession in the short run (i.e., the paradox of saving). We examined the issue in the medium run in Problem 5 at the end of Chapt...

Q: Discuss how the level of output per person in the long run

Discuss how the level of output per person in the long run would likely be affected by each of the following changes: a. The right to exclude saving from income when paying income taxes. b. A higher r...

Q: Suppose that in a given economy, both the saving rate and

Suppose that in a given economy, both the saving rate and the depreciation rate increase. What would the effect of this dual movement be on the economy’s capital per worker and output per worker, in t...