Economics MCQs

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Which of the following statements about stabilization policy is not true ?
A. Many economists prefer automatic stabilizers because they affect the economy with a shorter lag than activist stabilization policy
B. None of these answers are true
C. Long lags enhance the ability of policy makers to fine tune the economy
D. When policy makers implement activist stabilization policies there is a significant risk that their policies may actually have a destabilizing effect
When money demand is expressed in a graph with the interest rate on the vertical axis and the quantity of money on the horizontal axis an increase in the interest rate ?
A. None of these answers
B. Decrease the quantity demanded of money
C. Increase the quantity demanded of money
D. Decreases the demand for money
Suppose a wave of investor and consumer optimisms has increased spending so that the current level of input exceeds the long-run natural rate If policy makers choose to engage in activist stabilization policy they should ?
A. Decrease government spending which the shifts the aggregate demand curve to the left
B. Decrease taxes, which shifts the aggregate demand curve to the right
C. Decrease taxes, which shifts the aggregate demand curve to the left
D. Decrease government spending which shifts the aggregate demand curve to the right
Which of the following statements regarding taxes is correct ?
A. Most economists believe that in the short run the greatest impact of a change in taxes is on aggregate supply, not aggregate demand
B. An increase in taxes shifts the aggregate demand curve to the right
C. A decrease in taxes shifts the aggregate supply curve to the left
D. A permanent change in taxes has a greater effect on aggregate demand than a temporary change in taxes.
When supply and demand for money are expressed in a graph with the interest rate on the vertical axis and the quantity of money on the horizontal axis an increase in the price level ?
A. Shifts money demand to the right and increases the interest rate
B. None of these answers
C. Shifts money demand to the right and decreases the interest rate
D. Shifts money demand to the left and increases the interest rate