Long Term Economic Growth(Economics ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Real business cycle theories suggest that _____ to correct departures from the desired growth path?
  1.    There is a role for fiscal policy
  2.    There is a role for monetary policy
  3.    There is a role for supply-side policy
  4.    There is a role for stabilizing output ever the business cycle
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> There is a role for stabilizing output ever the business cycle
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Question 2. The multiplier accelerator model assumes ____ depends on ______?
  1.    consumption expected future profits
  2.    investment, interest rates
  3.    investment expected future profits
  4.    stock building interest rates
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> investment expected future profits
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Question 3. All of the following are parts of the business cycle except ?
  1.    boom
  2.    slump
  3.    recovery
  4.    acceleration
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> acceleration
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Question 4. The impossibility of negative gross investment provides a ______ to fluctuation in ______?
  1.    ceiling, stock building
  2.    ceiling, capital prices
  3.    floor, output
  4.    floor, the capital-output ratio
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> floor, output
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Question 5. The neoclassical theory of growth identifier the steady state rate of growth as the ____ just sufficient to keep _____ constant while labor grows?
  1.    saving, investment
  2.    capital per person, productivity
  3.    labor growth, output
  4.    investment capital per person
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> investment capital per person
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Question 6. The business cycle describes fluctuations in output around the?
  1.    trend path of output
  2.    boom
  3.    recession
  4.    short-run fluctuations in output
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> trend path of output
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Question 7. The belief that the rate of growth depends upon technological progress facilitated by institutions incentives and government is known as ________ growth theory?
  1.    endogenous
  2.    exogenous
  3.    beta
  4.    convergence
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> endogenous
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Question 8. A combined measure of productivity that takes account of both labor and capital productivity is known as ?
  1.    total exploitation
  2.    labour/capital productivity
  3.    total factor productivity
  4.    total productivity
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> total factor productivity
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Question 9. Governments can stimulate productivity by ?
  1.    Imposing higher taxes on capital
  2.    encouraging more labour intensive work to reduce unemployment
  3.    reducing spending in education
  4.    encouraging private investment
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> encouraging private investment
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Question 10. GDP per head may be an imperfect measure of economic welfare because it excludes ?
  1.    the value of leisure
  2.    Externalities
  3.    Untraded goods
  4.    Change in the distribution of income
  5.    All of the above
Explanation:-
Answer: Option E. -> All of the above
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