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A real price is:
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a price that has been corrected for inflation.
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When people suffer from money illusion, an increase in the money supply:
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raises real GDP in the short run.
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The "inflation parable" in the text refers to the fact that an unexpected change in the money supply affects:
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real GDP only in the short run.
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If the average price level rises from 120 in year 1 to 130 in year 2, the inflation rate between years 1 and 2 will be:
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8.33%
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If the nominal interest rate is 8% while the inflation rate is 10%, then the real rate of return for lenders is:
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-2%
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In the long run, an increase in the money supply will cause real GDP to:
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remain constant.
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Inflation hurts the economy because:
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it affects the ability of market prices to send signals about the value of resources.
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An assumption of the quantity theory of money is that real GDP growth:
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remains relatively constant.
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Inflation is painful to stop because stopping it:
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requires decreasing the growth rate of the money supply, which typically leads to lower growth overall.
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In times when prices rise unexpectedly:
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borrowers are made better off at the expense of lenders.
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Money illusion is:
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mistaking changes in nominal prices for changes in real prices.
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If the velocity of money and real GDP are fixed, then the quantity theory of money implies that the price level will:
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increase at the same rate as the growth in the money supply.
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Negative real rates of interest tend to:
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reduce economic growth.
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According to Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, "inflation is _____."
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always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon
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Inflation is:
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an increase in the average level of prices.