Name: _______________________ Team: _______________________ AP Macro Problem Set #2 Unit 2: Measurement of Economic Performance 1. (_____/15) Article Analysis Read each of these current articles and identify three different concepts we learned that are mentioned. Define and summarize what is being said for each concept that you identify. a. GDP Article (_____/5) b. Unemployment Article (_____/5) c. Inflation Article (_____/5) 2. ( ____/15 Points) Gross Domestic Product
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Problem set 2.2 This question Is mainly concentration on the price changed effect. As the price raise ‚what is the changed to the quantity‚ turnover ‚and the market equilibrium. And the assumption are as following: The demand of the concert remain unchanged‚ the supply of the concert also unchanged( which consist on 3 concerts) ‚so the supply curve is vertical. In the question‚ the concert price in 2005 is $500 and all the tickets have been sold out which are 12000seats. The turnover is 12000seats
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Running Head: MACRO ECONOMICS Macro Economics Econ 214 Problem Set 3 Complete all questions listed below. Clearly label your answers. 1. Will increases in government spending financed by borrowing help promote a strong recovery from a severe recession. Why or why not? 2. Does fiscal policy have a strong impact on aggregate demand? Did the shift of the federal budget from deficit to surplus during the 1990s weaken aggregate demand? Did
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Macroeconomics Exam 1 Instructor: Prof. Phelps Name: Results: Class: Period: Date: Read each question carefully then circle the correct answer. When you are finished transfer the answers to the Scantron sheet. Make sure that you enter your name on both the exam and the scantron sheet. You have 1 hour to complete the exam. 1. For economists‚ the word "utility" means: a) versatility and flexibility. b) rationality. c) pleasure or satisfaction.** d) purposefulness
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Business Economics 201 Chapter 23: Measuring a Nation’s Income Macroeconomics: a study of the nation’s economy as a whole with a goal of explaining the changes that affect many households‚ firms‚ and markets simultaneously GDP: measures the total income of everyone in the economy and the total expenditure on the economy’s output of goods and services income must equal expenditure every transaction has a buyer and seller Can be computed by adding up expenditure by households or total income
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Econ 122A Problem Set 6 Name(Print)______________________ Due in class on March 14 UCI ID_____________________________ 1. In class‚ we have talked about the following simple wage equation wage = α + β female + u ‚ where female is a dummy that is equal to 1 if female‚ and 0 otherwise. ˆ ˆ Given the OLS estimates α and β for the above model‚ what are the OLS estimates ˆ ˆ for a model with a male dummy instead of a female dummy
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Econ 214 Problem Set 4 1. What determines whether a financial asset is included in the M1 money supply? Why are interest-earning checkable deposits included in M1‚ whereas interest-earning savings accounts and Treasury bills are not? A financial assest is included in the M1 money supply when it can be quickly converted into the physical form of money‚ such as dollars and coins. Interested-earning checkable deposits are included because it can be quickly accessible without limitations
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Classical and Keynesian Economic Theories Economics can be defined as a social science concerned primarily with description and analysis of the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. There are two main schools of thought when it comes to economics: Classical and Keynesian economics. Each theory takes a different approach to the economic study‚ but neither approach is flawless. First‚ looking at the Classical economics theory‚ it is based largely on the thought that free
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Problem Set 3 ECON 973 Fall 2012 Fluctuations: Discrete Time Models Ben Brewer 12/10/12 1. a. Given this two-period problem of labor supply maxc1 ‚n1 ‚c2 ‚n2 ln[c1 ] + ln[1 − n1 ] + βln[c2 ] + βln[1 − n2 ] subject to the intertemporal budget constraint c1 [1 + r] + c2 = w1 n1 [1 + r] + w2 n2 Dividing each side by [1+r] for convenience gives c1 + c2 w 2 n2 = w 1 n1 + 1+r 1+r We can solve for consumption and labor supply in each period (c1 ‚ c2 ‚ n1 ‚ n2 ) by first setting up the Lagrangian
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1. From the definition of GDP we arrive at the following expression: c + i + g + x-m = y = c + s + t Discuss the three important economic relationships that can be derived from this expression related to the definition of GDP and explain each carefully. The expression above depicts two different ways to come up with real GDP for a country. The left side of the expression explains expenditure side of computing real GDP which can be rewritten as: y = c + i + g +x – m In real terms‚ it could
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