ECON202 Study Guide - Final Guide: Real Wages
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Severe unemployment is socially catastrophic. Mark all items below that can occur due to unemployment.
Ā | Increased Spending |
Ā | Increased work hours for other family members |
Ā | Increased Savings |
Ā | Uninterrupted schooling |
Ā | Increased Stress |
Ā | Postponed medical care |
Ā | Utilities cut off |
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Question 51 pts
What years was the unemployment rate equal to or great than 10%?
Ā | 1929-1933, 1937-1938, 1981-1982, 2007-2009 |
Ā | 1928-1932, 1936-1937, 1980-1981, 2008-2010 |
Ā | 1929-1933, 1936-1937, 1980-1981, 2007-2009 |
Ā | 1928-1930, 1937-1938, 1981-1982, 2008-2010 |
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Question 61 pts
The unemployment rate is understated due to:
Ā | None of the above. |
Ā | Part-time workers being counted as unemployed |
Ā | Discouraged workers not counted in the labor force |
Ā | Underemployed workers being counted an unemployed |
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Question 71 pts
True or False. The Labor force participation rate is the percentage of adults in an economy who are either employed or who are unemployed and looking for a job.
Ā | True |
Ā | False |
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Question 81 pts
True or False. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the percentage of labor force unemployed utilizing the current population survey.
Ā | True |
Ā | False |
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Question 91 pts
Mark all that apply. Over time the unemployment rate.....
Ā | does not fluctuate over time |
Ā | an upward or downward trend in unemployment rates is apparent |
Ā | never falls all the way to zero |
Ā | the timing of rises and falls in unemployment do not match the timing of upswings and downswings in the overall economy |
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Question 101 pts
According to the graphs presented by the author in this chapter, which group had the highest unemployment rate in 2010?
Ā | Hispanic |
Ā | Black |
Ā | Asian |
Ā | Whites |
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Question 111 pts
According to the information presented by the author in this chapter, which group had the highest unemployment rate in 2015?
Ā | New entrants |
Ā | Re-entrants |
Ā | Job Losers: non-temporary |
Ā | Job Leavers |
Ā | Job Losers: temporary |
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Question 121 pts
According to the information presented by the author in this chapter, which group had the highest unemployment rate in 2015?
Ā | 5 to 14 weeks |
Ā | Over 27 weeks |
Ā | 15-26 weeks |
Ā | Under 5 weeks |
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Question 131 pts
True or False. An international comparison of unemployment rates across countries can be easily accomplished.
Ā | True |
Ā | False |
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Question 141 pts
Mark all that apply. Wages are sticky downward due to:
Ā | Implicit contract |
Ā | Insider-outsider model |
Ā | Efficiency Wage Theory |
Ā | Adverse selection of wage cuts argument |
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Question 151 pts
Match the word to the correct definition.
Cyclical
[ Choose ] unemployment that occurs as workers move between jobs unemployment that occurs because individuals lack skills valued by employers or the Geographic distribution of jobs changes unemployment closely tied to the business cycle, like higher unemployment during a recession
Frictional
[ Choose ] unemployment that occurs as workers move between jobs unemployment that occurs because individuals lack skills valued by employers or the Geographic distribution of jobs changes unemployment closely tied to the business cycle, like higher unemployment during a recession
Structural
[ Choose ] unemployment that occurs as workers move between jobs unemployment that occurs because individuals lack skills valued by employers or the Geographic distribution of jobs changes unemployment closely tied to the business cycle, like higher unemployment during a recession
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Question 161 pts
A financial analyst who quits his/her job in Chicago and is pursuing similar work in Arizona. What type of unemployment occurred?
Ā | Structural |
Ā | Cyclical |
Ā | Frictional |
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Question 171 pts
True or False. With productivity low, average levels of unemployment will tend to be somewhat higher on average.
Ā | True |
Ā | False |
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Question 181 pts
True or False. Unemployment benefits in the United States are only federally controlled.
Ā | True |
Ā | False |
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Question 191 pts
True or False. The natural rate of unemployment will never be zero due to cyclical and frictional unemployment.
Ā | True |
Ā | False |
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Question 201 pts
True or False. Public policies to assist the unemployed as it relates to the supply side of the labor market affect how eager people are to find work
Ā | True |
Ā | False |
Question 1
The higher the capital utilization rate, the greater the depreciation rate.
True |
False |
Question 2
Higher capital utilization rates may raise the user costs of capital because higher utilization rates imply
operating at inconvenient times. |
paying overtime to employees operating the machines. |
operating when complementary services like transporters are unavailable or more expensive. |
All of the above. |
Question 3
If the rental price of capital increase, the capital utilization rate
increases. |
decreases. |
remains the same. |
depends on whether the substitution rate is greater than the income effect |
Question 4
The vacancy rate in the labor market is
the number of job openings divided by the number of unemployed people in the labor force. |
the number of job openings divided by the number of workers in the labor force. |
the ratio of open jobs to filled jobs. |
the ratio of open jobs to the total number of jobs that employers want occupied. |
Question 5
Unemployment can exist in a market clearing model if it takes some search time for workers to find jobs.
True |
False |
Question 6
A decrease in workersĆ¢ĀĀ effective real incomes while they are unemployed will
lower the job finding rate and raise the expected duration of unemployment. |
lower the job finding rate and the expected duration of unemployment. |
raise the job finding rate and lower the expected duration of unemployment. |
raise the job finding rate and the expected duration of unemployment. |
Question 7
In the Barro model, the natural rate of unemployment is
positively related to the job separations rate. |
zero. |
fixed. |
positively related to the job finding rate. |
Question 8
If the interest rate increases, the real demand for money also increases
True |
False |
Question 9
Commodity money is money that has value because
of the intrinsic value of the commodity. |
it is legal tender. |
the government says so. |
All of the above. |
Question 10
High-powered money is
money held by business for investment. |
total currency in circulation plus depository institution deposits at the Fed. |
total currency in circulation. |
government bonds held by the public and depository institutions. |
Question 11
U.S. M1 money includes
currency held by the public. |
checkable deposits. |
travelerĆ¢ĀĀs checks. |
All of the above. |
Question 12
U.S. M2 money includes
currency, time deposits, and government bonds. |
savings deposits, small time deposits, and private bonds. |
checkable deposits, savings deposits, and small time deposits. |
retail money market mutual funds, small time deposits, and government bonds. |
Question
Money is different from other assets like capital and bonds in that
money does not pay interest. |
money has intrinsic value. |
money is a better long term store of value. |
All of the above. |
Question
If a personĆ¢ĀĀs income doubles, we expect their cash holdings to
double |
more than double. |
less than double. |
decrease. |
Question 15
Real money demand does not change when
nominal GDP changes. |
the interest rate changes. |
the price level changes. |
All of the above. |
Question 16
All else constant, the price level rises when the supply of money increases.
True |
False |
Question 17
If the nominal interest rate were to increase, then
money demand decreases and the price level increases. |
money demand increases and the price level decreases. |
the money supply and the price level would increase. |
the money supply and the price level would decrease. |
Question 18
Real money demand is a function of real GDP and the nominal interest rate.
True |
False |
Question 19
The real return on money is zero.
True |
False |
Question 20
If the expected inflation rate is 5% and the unexpected inflation rate is 4%, the actual inflation is
1% |
9% |
-1% |
1.25% |
Question 21
When the rate of growth of money is constant
the inflation rate equals the growth rate of money. |
the nominal interest rate rises. |
real money balances are declining. |
All of the above. |
Question 22
A decrease in the money growth rate in the market clearing model causes
a decrease in the nominal interest rate. |
an increase in money demand. |
a decrease in the price level. |
All of the above. |
Question 23
A decrease in the money growth rate in the market clearing model causes
an increase in the nominal interest rate. |
an increase in money demand. |
an increase in the price level. |
All of the above. |
Question 24
Under price level targeting the money supply becomes
neutral |
endogenous |
exogenous |
predetermined |
Q 25 During a recession, the interest rate falls tending to cause money demand to rise, but is at least partly offset by real GDP falling tending to cause money demand to fall.
True |
False |