Exámenes de Introducció a la Macroeconomia UPF 2018
El examen de Introducció a la Macroeconomia de la UPF (Grado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas) de 2018 (Final Exam - April 2018), con 25 problemas resueltos. Entran temas como Mesura de l'activitat: PIB, deflactor i IPC y Mercats financers: diner, bancs i política monetària. Practícalos con corrección al momento, pistas en cada apartado y la solución paso a paso.
Final Exam - April 2018 (2018)
Temas del examen: Mesura de l'activitat: PIB, deflactor i IPC · Mercats financers: diner, bancs i política monetària · Model IS-LM a curt termini · Mercat de treball i atur · Corba de Phillips i dinàmica de la inflació · Model IS-LM-PC: del curt al mig termini · Creixement a llarg termini: el model de Solow · Economia oberta: tipus de canvi i balança de pagaments
- Part 1 - Question 1 · Mercats financers: diner, bancs i política monetària
Examine the rationale for lowering the reserve requirement imposed on commercial banks and outline the expected macroeconomic effects that policymakers aim to achieve through this measure. - Part 1 - Question 2.a - Labor market · Mercat de treball i atur
Formulate and illustrate the wage-setting (WS) and price-setting (PS) equations in the labor market based on the excerpt, and interpret the equilibrium point. - Part 1 - Question 2.b - Phillips Curve · Corba de Phillips i dinàmica de la inflació
Contrast the empirical Phillips curve of the 1950s-1960s with its breakdown in the 1970s-1980s, explaining the change in inflation expectations. - Part 1 - Question 2.c - IS-LM-PC model · Model IS-LM-PC: del curt al mig termini
Using the IS-LM-PC model, state the structural equations, analyze the effect of a tax cut on output and inflation, and analyze the central bank monetary policy response. - Part 1 - Question 3 · Creixement a llarg termini: el model de Solow
Consider the Solow growth model with s = 0.20, delta = 0.10, and production function Y_t = K_t^0.5 N_t^0.5. Compute steady-state capital, output, and consumption per worker. Then, assume a technology… - Part 2 - Question 1 · Mesura de l'activitat: PIB, deflactor i IPC
Consider the data in the table (years 2004 to 2006 with car quantities and prices) and assume 2005 is the base year for computing real GDP. Select the correct statement about nominal GDP growth, real… - Part 2 - Question 2 · Mesura de l'activitat: PIB, deflactor i IPC
If in an economy the inflation measured by the CPI was higher than that of the GDP deflator, identify what could cause this difference among the given choices. - Part 2 - Question 3 · Mercat de treball i atur
Identify whether discouraged workers are counted in the labour force and their effect on the participation rate. - Part 2 - Question 4 · Mercat de treball i atur
Suppose that in a given country a labour market reform, which decreases employment protection, decreases confidence about future income. Choose the correct consequence on the marginal propensity to… - Part 2 - Question 5 · Mercats financers: diner, bancs i política monetària
Choose the correct statement regarding high-powered central bank money demand versus overall money demand, given c (the proportion of money kept as currency). - Part 2 - Question 6 · Mercats financers: diner, bancs i política monetària
In money market, if economic agents demanding money are not very sensitive (so not react much) to changes in interest rate, determine the slope of money demand and the effect of an increase in money… - Part 2 - Question 7 · Model IS-LM-PC: del curt al mig termini
Consider an economy in medium run equilibrium, where its output is equal to its potential output. If G decreases, how must the Central Bank change the real policy interest rate to maintain the… - Part 2 - Question 8 · Model IS-LM-PC: del curt al mig termini
In the IS-LM-PC model, choose the correct statement describing the relationship between the short-run IS-LM equilibrium and the medium-run equilibrium. - Part 2 - Question 9 · Economia oberta: tipus de canvi i balança de pagaments
In an economy without statistical discrepancy in its balance of payments, choose the correct accounting relation between the current account and capital/financial account. - Part 2 - Question 10 · Economia oberta: tipus de canvi i balança de pagaments
Part 2 - Question 10 (0.25 points). Consider Japan and the US. Assume that between these two countries the interest parity condition holds. Choose the statement that is true (approximately). - Part 2 - Question 11 · Economia oberta: tipus de canvi i balança de pagaments
Part 2 - Question 11: Effect of a 5% nominal appreciation of the euro (defined as foreign currency per euro) on relative goods prices, assuming domestic and foreign price levels remain unchanged. - Part 2 - Question 12 · Mercat de treball i atur
Part 2 - Question 12: Consequence of lower trade barriers making product markets more competitive on the price-setting and wage-setting equations. - Part 2 - Question 13 · Mercat de treball i atur
Part 2 - Question 13: What factor causes the duration of unemployment to be larger. - Part 2 - Question 14 · Corba de Phillips i dinàmica de la inflació
Based on the Phillips curve, if the unemployment level is below its natural level, which of the following is always true: inflation will be below expected inflation, inflation will be above expected… - Part 2 - Question 15 · Corba de Phillips i dinàmica de la inflació
Consider an economy where some wage contracts are set according to wage indexation: determine the effect of the proportion of indexed contracts on the impact of unemployment on the change of… - Part 2 - Question 16 · Model IS-LM a curt termini
Which of the following is likely to affect the interest rate paid by risky bonds? (Options: default probability, interest rate decided by central bank, risk aversion, or all of the answers are… - Part 2 - Question 17 · Model IS-LM a curt termini
In the extended IS-LM model where the central bank chooses the real interest rate, identify the short-run effect of an increase in the risk premium paid on bonds on GDP, investment, and consumption. - Part 2 - Question 18 · Mercats financers: diner, bancs i política monetària
Consider a bank with 160 million dollars of assets, 140 million dollars of liabilities, and 20 million dollars of capital. If the value of the bank's assets decline by 10 million dollars, what… - Part 2 - Question 19 · Creixement a llarg termini: el model de Solow
Part 2 - Question 19: Which of the following is always true when an economy is on a 'balanced' growth path? - Part 2 - Question 20 · Creixement a llarg termini: el model de Solow
Part 2 - Question 20: In Spain, the rate of growth of output per worker from 1985-2014 was 1%, while the rate of technological progress in the same period was 0.3%. According to the Solow model,…
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