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The IS curve shows the combinations of output and the real interest rate for which
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the goods market is in equilibrium.
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Classical economists believe that in the short run,
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money neutrality exists and prices adjust rapidly.
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A temporary adverse supply shock directly causes
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a shift to the left of the FE line.
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A decline in expected future output would cause the IS curve to
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shift down and to the left.
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A decline in the price of a bond causes the yield of the bond to
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rise
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The IS-LM model predicts that a temporary beneficial supply shock
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increases output, national saving, and investment, but not the real interest rate.
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Keynesian economists believe that in the short run,
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money neutrality does not exist and prices do not adjust rapidly.
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An increase in wealth that doesn't affect labor supply would cause the IS curve to ________ and the FE line to ________.
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shift up and to the right; be unchanged
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A decrease in money supply causes the real interest rate to ________ and the price level to ________ in general equilibrium.
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remain unchanged; fall
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A rise in the price of a bond causes the yield of the bond to
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fall
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After a temporary beneficial supply shock hits the economy, general equilibrium is restored by
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a shift down and to the right of the LM curve.
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The aggregate supply curve shows the relation between
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the price level and the aggregate amount of output that firms supply.
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An increase in investment spending would cause the FE line to
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remain unchanged.
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An increase in the money supply would cause the FE line to
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.remain unchanged.
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An increase in the money supply would cause the IS curve to
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remain unchanged.
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A decrease in money supply causes the real interest rate to ________ and output to ________ in the short run, before prices adjust to restore equilibrium.
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rise;fall
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Looking only at the asset market, an increase in output would cause
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an increase in the real interest rate along the LM curve.
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Suppose the intersection of the IS and LM curves is to the right of the FE line. What would most likely eliminate a disequilibrium among the asset, labor, and goods markets?
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A rise in the price level, shifting the LM curve up and to the left
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An increase in labor supply would cause the IS curve to
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remain unchanged.
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The aggregate demand curve shows the combinations of output and the price level that put the economy on
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the IS curve and the LM curve.
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Under monetary neutrality, an increase in the money supply causes output to ________ and the price level to ________.
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not change; rise
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To reach general equilibrium, the price level adjusts to shift the ________ until it intersects with the ________.
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LM curve; FE line and IS curve
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An increase in taxes (when Ricardian equivalence doesn't hold) causes the real interest rate to ________ and the price level to ________ in general equilibrium.
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fall;fall
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A temporary decrease in government purchases causes the real interest rate to ________ and output to ________ in the short run, before prices adjust to restore equilibrium.
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fall;fall
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A temporary decrease in government purchases causes the real interest rate to ________ and the price level to ________ in general equilibrium.
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fall;fall
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A temporary supply shock, such as an increase in oil prices, would
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have no effect on the IS curve.
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When all markets in the economy are simultaneously in equilibrium, we say
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there is a general equilibrium
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Under an assumption of monetary neutrality, a change in the nominal money supply has
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a proportionate effect on the price leve
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A change that increases the real money supply relative to real money demand causes
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the LM curve to shift down and to the right.
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The LM curve
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slopes upward
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The aggregate demand curve shows
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the relation between the aggregate quantity of goods demanded and the price level.
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The FE line shows the level of output at which the ________ market is in equilibrium.
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Labor
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Any change that reduces desired saving relative to desired investment (for a given level of output) causes the real interest rate to ________ and shifts the IS curve ________.
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increase; up and to the right
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Which of the following would shift the FE line to the right?
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An increase in labor supply
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fter a temporary beneficial supply shock hits the economy, general equilibrium is restored by
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a shift down and to the right of the LM curve.
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Suppose the intersection of the IS and LM curves is to the left of the FE line. What would most likely eliminate a disequilibrium among the asset, labor, and goods markets?
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A fall in the price level, shifting the LM curve down and to the right
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The probable effect of introducing an increased number of automatic teller machines is to
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decrease money demand, shifting the LM curve down and to the right.
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Banks decide to raise the interest rate they pay on checking accounts from 1% to 2%. This action would
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increase money demand, shifting the LM curve up and to the left.
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You have just read that the Federal Reserve has increased the money supply to avoid a recession. For a given price level, you would expect the LM curve to
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shift down and to the right as the real money supply rises.
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A temporary supply shock, such as a bumper crop, would
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.shift the FE line to the right and leave the IS curve unchanged.