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According to the quantity theory of money, if money is growing at a 10 percent rate and real output is growing at a 3 percent rate, but velocity is growing at increasingly faster rates over time as a result of financial innovation, the rate of inflation must be:


A) increasing.
B) decreasing.
C) 7 percent.
D) constant.

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In recent U.S. experience, inflation has:


A) been persistent from year to year, whereas in the nineteenth century inflation had little persistence.
B) been persistent from year to year, and this was also true in the nineteenth century.
C) not been persistent from year to year, although it was persistent in the nineteenth century.
D) not been persistent from year to year, and the same was true in the nineteenth century.

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Percentage change in P is approximately equal to the percentage change in:


A) M.
B) M minus percentage change in Y.
C) M minus percentage change in Y plus percentage change in velocity.
D) M minus percentage change in Y minus percentage change in velocity.

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In practice, in order to stop a hyperinflation, in addition to stopping monetary growth, the government must:


A) lower taxes and raise government spending.
B) raise taxes and reduce government spending.
C) change from one kind of currency to another.
D) call for a new election.

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The quantity equation of money can be re-written as the quantity theory of money when we assume velocity of money (V) to be constant. Assume there are three possible developments: a. There is a rise in the number of shopping malls. b. There is a rise in the number of banks operating. c. There is a rise in the number of ATMs. Which of the above can alter the money velocity, and how?

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According to the classical theory of money, inflation does not make workers poorer because wages increase:


A) faster than the overall price level.
B) more slowly than the overall price level.
C) in proportion to the increase in the overall price level.
D) in real terms during periods of inflation.

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Assume that the demand for real money balance (M/P) is M/P = 0.6Y - 100i, where Y is national income and i is the nominal interest rate (in percent). The real interest rate r is fixed at 3 percent by the investment and saving functions. The expected inflation rate equals the rate of nominal money growth. a. If YY is 1,000,M1,000 , M is 100 , and the growth rate of nominal money is 1 percent, what must ii and PP be? b. If YY is 1,000,M1,000 , M is 100 , and the growth rate of nominal money is 2 percent, what must ii and PP be?

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According to the Fisher effect, the nominal interest rate moves one-for-one with changes in the:


A) inflation rate.
B) expected inflation rate.
C) ex ante real interest rate.
D) ex post real interest rate.

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The concept of monetary neutrality in the classical model means that an increase in the money supply will increase:


A) real GDP.
B) real interest rates.
C) nominal interest rates.
D) both saving and investment by the same amount.

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Evidence from the past 40 years in the United States supports the Fisher effect and shows that when the inflation rate is high, the ______ interest rate tends to be ______.


A) nominal; high
B) nominal; low
C) real; high
D) real; low

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If inflation is 6 percent and a worker receives a 4 percent nominal wage increase, then the worker's real wage:


A) increased 4 percent.
B) increased 2 percent.
C) decreased 2 percent.
D) decreased 6 percent.

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A rate of inflation that exceeds 50 percent per month is typically referred to as a(n) :


A) conflagration.
B) hyperinflation.
C) deflation.
D) disinflation.

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Although "inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon," explain why: a. the start of a hyperinflation is typically rel ated to the fiscal policy situati on, and b. the end of a hyperinflation is usually related to changes in fiscal policy.

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According to the quantity theory of money, ultimate control over the rate of inflation in the United States is exercised by:


A) the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) .
B) the U.S. Treasury.
C) the Federal Reserve.
D) private citizens.

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An example of a nominal variable is the:


A) money supply.
B) quantity of goods produced in a year.
C) relative price of bread.
D) real wage.

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If the real interest rate and real national income are constant, according to the quantity theory and the Fisher effect, a 1 percent increase in money growth will lead to rises in:


A) inflation of 1 percent and the nominal interest rate of less than 1 percent.
B) inflation of 1 percent and the nominal interest rate of 1 percent.
C) inflation of 1 percent and the nominal interest rate of more than 1 percent.
D) both inflation and the nominal interest rate of less than 1 percent.

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The income velocity of money increases and the money demand parameter k ______ when people want to hold ______ money.


A) increases; more
B) increases; less
C) decreases; more
D) decreases; less

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The ex ante real interest rate is based on _____ inflation, while the ex post real interest rate is based on _____ inflation.


A) expected; actual
B) core; actual
C) actual; expected
D) expected; core

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If the price level depends on both the current money supply and future expected money supplies, in order to stop a hyperinflation, a central bank may try to establish credibility by:


A) achieving increased political independence from the government.
B) increasing revenue from seigniorage.
C) encouraging increased government spending and tax cuts.
D) undertaking larger open-market purchases.

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According to the classical dichotomy, when the money supply decreases, _____ will decrease.


A) real GDP
B) consumption spending
C) the price level
D) investment spending

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