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Suppose milk and honey are the only product produced in Ghana. Use the data below to answer the questions below.
2011, milk price GH@1 and quantity 100, honey price GH@2 and quantity 50. 2012, milk price gh@1 and quantity 200, honey price gh@2 and quantiy 100 .2013 , milk price gh@2 and quantity 200, honey price GH@4 and quantity 50
Base year; 2011 required
Compute for each year the nominal,real deflator of the GDP.
Compute for 2012 and 2013 from the respective proceeding years the percentage change in nominal,real and deflator of the GDP.
how Cobb-Douglas can the function be used to calculate the sources of growth

In the Keynesian model, when the tax rate increases


Suppose that an exogenous disturbance, such as a change in government policy, leads to a balance of payments deficit and a consequent fall in the exchange rate. Discuss the effects of the new exchange rate levelon the balance of payments and the exchange rate.

(a) Market loans (b) Reserves with the Bank of Ghana (c) Cash (d) Personal loans (e) Sale and repurchase agreements (repos) (f) Mortgages (g) Government bonds (of from one to five years to maturity) High liquidity ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... ......................................................... Low liquidity


(a) Large-scale deposits made by firms at negotiated rates of interest. .............................retail / wholesale (b) Loans made by high street banks at published rates of interest. ..................................retail / wholesale (c) Deposits in savings accounts in high street banks. ......................................................retail / wholesale (d) Deposits in savings accounts in building societies .......................................................retail / wholesale (e) Large-scale loans to industry syndicated through several banks. ................................retail / wholesale


2011 Ghc1 100 Ghc2 50 2012 Ghc1 200 Ghc2 100 2013 Ghc2 200 Ghc4 100 Base year: 2011 Required: a. Compute for each year the i. nominal GDP, ii. real GDP, (3marks) iii. the GDP deflator. (3marks) b. Compute for 2012 and 2013 from the respective preceding years the percentage change in i. nominal GDP, (ii. real GDP, iii. the GDP deflator (2marks) 2 iv. For each year, identify the variable that does not change. (1mark) Explain in words why your answer makes sense. c. Did economic well-being rise more in 2012 or 2013? Explain.


Estimate the Okun’s law and Philips’s curve equations for Ghana over two periods
(1983-2000 and 2001-2018). Explain fully the difference in the estimates of the two
periods for both equations. [Hint: Use the average annual GDP growth rate for each
period as the normal growth rate for the Okun’s law equations and use the period average
unemployment rate as the natural rate of unemployment for the Philips curve equation.
b) State whether the following statements are
TRUE or FALSE. Give reason(s) in support
of your answer.
i. Higher the marginal propensity to consume,
higher is the size of multiplier
ii. If investment is very sensitive to interest rate,
then we have a flat IS curve
(c) Use the following information (in rupees):
Income (Y) = 1,00,000
Nominal Money Supply (M) = 80,000
Price Level (P) = 20
Calculate the money growth rate required to
finance the budget deficit of Rs.10,000 in an
economy.
Suppose that an exogenous disturbance, such as a change in government policy, leads to a balance of payments deficit and a consequent fall in the exchange rate. Discuss the effects of the new exchange rate level on the balance of payments and the exchange rate.
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