The sacrifice ratio is defined as
A. the percentage of output lost for every 1 percent increase in the unemployment rate
B. the percentage increase in the unemployment rate for every 1 percent reduction in GDP
C. the percentage of output lost for each 1 percent reduction in the rate of inflation
D. the inflation rate plus the unemployment rate
E. the inflation rate divided by the unemployment rate
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Which of the following event(s) most likely will leave prices relatively unchanged while increasing output?
A. an increase in money supply combined with an income tax increase
B. expansionary monetary policy in response to an adverse supply shock
C. expansionary fiscal policy employed after a favorable supply shock
D. restrictive monetary policy in response to an oil price decrease
E. none of these
If we look at the sacrifice ratios across countries, we find that
A. all industrial nations have approximately the same ratio
B. Japan has a smaller ratio than Germany, France, or the U.S.
C. Germany has a higher ratio than Italy, Australia, or the U.S.
D. no country has a ratio below 1
E. no country has a ratio above 1
Okun's law states that one extra percentage point in unemployment causes
A. a 2 percent fall in GDP
B. a 0.5 percent fall in GDP
C. a 2 percent fall in the rate of inflation
D. a 0.5 percent fall in the rate of inflation
E. a 2 percent increase in the sacrifice ratio
The misery index is constructed by
A. adding the inflation rate and the unemployment rate
B. multiplying the inflation rate with the unemployment rate
C. dividing the inflation rate by the unemployment rate
D. adding the sacrifice ratio and the replacement rate
E. combining the sacrifice ratio with Okun's law