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Exam 9: Business Cycles, Unemployment, and Inflation

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Calculate the rate of inflation between Year 1 and Year 2.The price index in Year 1 was 124.0.It was 130.7 in Year 2.

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Use the following data to calculate: (a)the size of the labour force and (b)the official unemployment rate. Total population 1,500;population under age 15 and institutionalized,360;not in labour force,450;unemployed,69;workers with part-time jobs who are looking for full-time jobs,30.

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(a)690 (1,500 - 360 - 450 = 69...

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How does inflation affect the economy's real level of output and why does output change in this way?

Some economists believe that moderate inflation cannot be accepted because a gradual increase in prices leads to an ever-rising rate of inflation.Other economists argue that in order to achieve rapid economic growth,some moderate price increases are necessary and that rigid price stability would cause considerable unemployment.Contrast and evaluate these two points of view.

What is Okun's law? Give an example of how it works.

What is hyperinflation and what are its effects?

"The increasing importance of durable goods has made our economy more vulnerable to cyclical fluctuations." Explain and evaluate.

The table below shows the price index in the economy at the end of four different years.

What are the economic and non-economic costs of unemployment?

Explain the differences among the frictional,structural,cyclical,and seasonal forms of unemployment.

What phase of the business cycle is the Canadian and your provincial economy experiencing at the present time? Justify your answer.

Evaluate the statement: "Inflation only benefits the rich."

Explain how policy makers Core Inflation data to assess whether any deliberate changes are in polices aimed at achieving acceptable levels of Inflation.

In the table below are statistics showing the labour force and total employment during year 1 and year 5.Make the computations necessary to complete the table.

"The economic cost of unemployment is measured by the GDP gap." Explain this statement.

According to most economists,what is the immediate cause of the business cycle? Give an example of how this causes expansion and contraction in the business cycle.

Define the "full-employment" or "natural" rate of unemployment and give its approximate percentage rate as economists currently define it.