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What would be the dollar value of the recessionary gap What would be the potential GDP number corresponding to a natural rate of 7% What would be the value of the expansionary gap
Canada has comparative advantage in oil production, and China in shoes production. Suppose China grows in a NON biased way, i.e., both sectors grow in the same way. Analyze the effect of this NON bi
Find Todd's optimal consumption bundle and utility level at that price level, using the Lagrangian multiplier method. Assume the government decides to impose a tax of $5 per unit of x (so that the new
Taxicab fares in most cities are regulated. Several years ago taxicab drivers in Boston obtained permission to raise their fares 10 percent, and they anticipated that revenues would increase by abou
Consider a static, Arrow-Debreu economy with N=2 states. Suppose that the market is complete and let P and 1-P be the price of the two Arrow-Debreu securities, b(1)=(1, 0), and b(2)=(0, 1), respecti
Currently, it is difficult to sue the federal goverment unless it agrees to be sued. If the law were changed so that lawsuits (such as by victims of the collapse of the I-35W bridge) were easier, ho
A monopoly faces a market evenly split between high valuation consumers, with demand p= 10- y and low valuation consumers with demand p= 8- 2y. Marginal Cost = 0 arbitrage is impossible and the firm
Consequently, an example of an Islamic-sound banking practice is a system in which depositors deposit money to participate in profit-sharing and the banks provide funds to borrowers on the same pri
A decision must be made on which fuel to use. An analysis of costs shows that the installed cost, with all controls, would be at least for natural gas at 30000, for fuel oil it would be 55000, and f
Would a series of bank runs in a country decrease the total quantity of M1 Wouldn't a bank run simply result in funds moving from a checking account to currency in circulation How could that movemen
Suppose that a company is considering building a new factory to increase their productive capacity. If they had planned to borrow the funding in the bond market, how would an increase in interest ra
When the interest rate on short-term government securities is higher than the interest rate on long-term government securities, we refer to the yield curve (i.e. the relationship between the return
Explain how financial institutions fit into the circular flow diagram (and more specifically why they are important for economic stability and growth). In your own words, explain why financial insti
Price of copper plunges 5.6 % after hope for a quick resolution to Europe's debt crisis faded. Investors are concerned that signs of slower growth in Europe, the US and china could weaken for the in
Suppose the price elasticity of demand for vanity plates in your state is 0.60. The initial price is $20 and the initial quantity is 1,000 plates per week. Suppose the state increases the prices by
Survey the monetary policies adopted by the Federal Reserve Board since the countries financial crisis erupted in 2008. How will these policy steps affect the nation's employment, inflation, real in
As a result, investors around the world viewed the US as a "safe haven" and increased their purchases of US assets. Use the appropriate graphs for a large open economy to illustrate and explain the
Although most of the changes would not take place until later, assume for the purpose of this problem that Social Security benefits were cut today by $100billion per year. explain what the long-run
a) In this economy, compute private saving, public saving, and national saving b) Find the equilibrium interest rate. c) Now suppose that G rises to 1,250. Compute private saving, public saving, and n
allows foreign customers to purchase them by mail for price v2 where v1, v2 are the domestic and foreign reservation prices The problem is that frequent travelers are tempted to purchase the CD play
Suppose velocity is constant, the growth rate of real GDP is 3% per year, and the growth rate of money is 5% per year. Calculate the long- run rate of inflation according to the quantity theory in e
Consider a production function for an economy: Y = 20(L.5K.4N.1) where L is labor, K is capital, and N is land. In this economy the factors of production are in fixed supply
Abby consumes only apples. In year 1, red apples cost $1 each, green apples cost $2 each, and Abby buys 10 red apples. In year 2, red apples cost $2, green apples cost $1, and Abby buys 10 green app
Suppose that the world price for steel is below the U.S. domestic price, but the government requires that all steeled in the United States be domestically produced. the government requires that all
illustrate and explain the net welfare loss from imposing such a quota. Under what circumstances would the net welfare loss from an import quota exceed the net welfare loss from an equivalent tariff