Chapter 27: Problem 11
Voluntary wage-price restraints are known as a. wage-price controls. b. price rollbacks. c. wage-price guidelines. d. anti-inflation commitments.
Chapter 27: Problem 11
Voluntary wage-price restraints are known as a. wage-price controls. b. price rollbacks. c. wage-price guidelines. d. anti-inflation commitments.
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Get started for freeAdaptive expectations theory a. argues that the best indicator of the future is recent information. b. underestimates inflation when it is accelerating. c. overestimates inflation when it is slowing down. d. does none of the above. e. does all of the above.
Rational expectations theorists advise the federal government to a. change policy often. b. pursue stable policies. c. do the opposite of what the public expects. d. ignore future economic predictions.
According to the natural rate hypothesis, a. the Phillips curve is quite flat, so a large reduction in employment can be achieved without inflation. b. workers adapt their wage demands to inflation only after a considerable time lag. c. the Phillips curve is vertical in the long run at full employment. d. workers cannot anticipate the inflationary effects of expansionary public policies.
A difficulty in using the Phillips curve as a policy menu is a. that the natural rate of unemployment does not exist. b. that the curve does not remain in one position. c. deciding between monetary and fiscal policies. d. that Democrats choose one point on the curve and Republicans choose another point.
Most macroeconomic policy changes, say the rational expectations theorists, are a. unpredictable. b. predictable. c. slow to take place. d. irrational.
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