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Suppose a bank’s balance sheet looks as follows: and banks are required to hold reserves equal to 10 percent of deposits. (a) How much excess reserves does the bank hold?...
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Is the Index of Social Health, discussed in the News on page 109, a better barometer of well-being than GDP? What are its relative advantages or disadvantages?
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1. If you cash a $50 traveler’s check at a bank, by how much do(es) (a) M1 change? (b) M2 change? (c) Bank reserves change? If you deposit the traveler’s check in your bank account, by how much do(es...
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In Figure 12.5, what is the opportunity cost of increasing government spending from g1 to g2 if (a) No external financing is available? (b) Complete external financing is available?
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(a) According to the News on page 258, how much fiscal restraint occurred between 1931 and 1933? (b) By how much did this policy reduce aggregate demand if the MPC was 0.75?
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Suppose a government has no debt and a balanced budget. Suddenly it decides to spend $4 trillion while raising only $3 trillion worth of taxes. (a) What will be the government’s deficit? (b) If the go...
See AnswerQ: Use Table 12.3 to determine how much fiscal stimulus or
Use Table 12.3 to determine how much fiscal stimulus or restraint occurred between (a) 2007 and 2008. (b) 2008 and 2009.
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What would happen to the budget deficit if the (a) GDP growth rate jumped from 2 percent to 5 percent? (b) Inflation rate increased by two percentage points?
See AnswerQ: Use the accompanying graph to illustrate changes in the structural and total
Use the accompanying graph to illustrate changes in the structural and total deficits for fiscal years 2002–2010 (a) In how many years do the two deficits change in different direct...
See AnswerQ: (a) What percentage of U.S. debt do
(a) What percentage of U.S. debt do foreigners hold? (b) If the interest rate on U.S. Treasury debt is 4 percent, how much interest do foreigners collect each year from the U.S. Treasury? (Assume a t...
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