MCQ Bank
According to the Keynesian IS-LM model, how does the economy achieve general equilibrium in the short run?
- A) Through wage flexibility in response to changes in aggregate demand.
- B) Through monetary policy adjustments that affect interest rates.
- C) Through full employment due to labor market clearing.
- D) Through immediate price flexibility.
The main way through which the central bank may impact the economy is through unexpected adjustments;
- A) Fiscal Policy.
- B) Monetary policy.
- C) Labor policy.
- D) Public policy.
Endogenous growth theory suggests that the saving rate directly determines the economy's:
- A) Long-run investment rate.
- B) Short-run investment.
- C) Shorr-run economic growth rate.
- D) Long-run economic growth rate.
Any change that reduces desired national saving compared to desired investment results in an upward and rightward shift of the IS curve, while an increase in desired national saving relative to investment prompts a shift in;
- A) No change.
- B) Rightward.
- C) Upward.
- D) Leftward.
The Misperception Theory contradicts the concept of money neutrality due to its explanation of the;
- A) Focus on monetary policy.
- B) Relationship between perceived and real prices.
- C) Perfect knowledge of prices.
- D) Emphasis on fiscal policy.
Which equilibrium is achieved by combining the IS-LM and AD-AS models?
- A) Supply-side equilibrium.
- B) General economic equilibrium.
- C) Labor market equilibrium.
- D) Short-run monetary equilibrium.
In the Classical IS-LM model, what happens to the LM curve when prices rise?
- A) It remains unchanged because prices are fixed.
- B) It shifts to the left, indicating a decrease in money supply.
- C) It shifts to the right, indicating a decrease in interest rates.
- D) It shifts to the left, indicating an increase in interest rates.
Asset market equilibrium occurs when quantity of money supplied equals the:
- A) Quantity of assets supplied.
- B) Quantity of liquidity assets.
- C) Quantity of Loan.
- D) Quantity of money demanded.
In the Solow residual equation, what do the terms UK and UN specifically represent in the context of economic growth?
- A) Wage rates.
- B) Exchange rates.
- C) Tax rates.
- D) Capital and labor utilization rates.
In the classical version of the IS-LM model, what ensures that the goods and money markets simultaneously reach equilibrium?
- A) Flexible prices and wages.
- B) Rigid wages and prices.
- C) Fiscal policy adjustments.
- D) Government control of aggregate supply.
The IS curve is a valuable tool that helps us understand the equilibrium of the;
- A) Asset market.
- B) Money market.
- C) Goods market.
- D) Loan market.
The IS-LM model, a graphical depiction of economic cycle theories, was developed by Nobel winner Sir John Hicks in;
- A) 1937.
- B) 1940.
- C) 1939.
- D) 1935.
What happens to the FE line in the classical model when there is an increase in labor supply?
- A) It shifts rightward.
- B) It remains unchanged.
- C) It becomes vertical.
- D) It shifts leftward.
The Endogenous Growth Theory assumes that the labor force and capital marginal production:
- A) Remains constant over time.
- B) Increasing over time.
- C) Decreasing over time.
- D) Irrelevant to the growth.
The four key characteristics influencing a person's portfolio are expected returns, risk, liquidity, and:
- A) Time to maturity.
- B) Liquidity availability.
- C) Time of investment.
- D) Liquidity preferences.
A variable's movement in respect to the overall level of economic activity is referred to as its;
- A) Behaviour.
- B) Cycle.
- C) Action.
- D) Direction.
Tax incentives, like retirement plan deductions, or disincentives for consumption, such as taxes on certain goods, may motivate people to:
- A) Consume more money.
- B) Save more money.
- C) Earn more money.
- D) Invest more money.
As a basic measure of total economic activity, production follows the general economic trend and is said to display;
- A) Pro-cyclical behavior.
- B) Counter-cyclicle behavior.
- C) No discernible pattern.
- D) A-cyclical behavior.
In the AD-AS model, which of the following describes short-run equilibrium?
- A) Aggregate demand exceeds aggregate supply.
- B) Aggregate supply exceeds aggregate demand.
- C) Aggregate demand equals aggregate supply at the current price level.
- D) Aggregate demand equals aggregate supply at the natural level of output.
By intertwining real money demand and real money supply, LM curve provides a framework for analyzing the negative relationship between the interest rate and;
- A) Income.
- B) Assets.
- C) Money demand.
- D) Money supply.