假如國際油價大幅上漲,請問:
1. 這將對國際上之重要經濟變數(例如黃金價格、經濟景氣、房地產價格、股價、
就業率、物價……等)產生什麼影響?原因何在?
2. 這將對台灣哪些產業(或哪些人)有利?哪些產業(或哪些人)不利?原因何在?
解釋名詞:(20 分)
1. Deadweight loss
2. General equilibrium analysis
3. Oligopoly
4. Pareto optimality
5. Concentration ratio
The demand for mobile homes in Azerpajama, a small, oil-rich sheikdom, has been
estimated to be QD 250,000 35P = − . If this relationship remains approx mately valid in
the future:
(1) How many mobile homes would be demanded at a price of $2,000? $4,000?
(2) What is the arc price elasticity of demand between $2,000 and $4,000?
(3) What is the point price elasticity of demand at $2,000 and $4,000?
(4) If 25,000 mobile homes were sold last year, what would you expect the average
price to have been?
If nation A can produce 20 units of good X and 16 of good Y while nation B can
produce 18 units of X and 12 of Y, what is A's opportunity cost to produce a unit of Y?
1.25 units of X
20 units of X
0.8 of a unit of X
Impossible to determine without more information
If nominal GDP rises we can say that
production has risen and prices remain constant.
prices have risen and production remains constant.
production has fallen and prices have risen.
production has risen or prices have risen or both have risen.
Which of the following causes the unemployment rate to understate the true extent of
joblessness?
Many full time workers really want to be part time workers.
Discouraged workers are not counted as unemployed.
A drug dealer reports herself as unemployed.
Persons who collect unemployment benefits report themselves to be searching for a job.
Discouraged workers are counted as unemployed.
If China decides to enact laws to clean up the environment, what would be the effect on
GDP? You can assume that the pollution control laws have the effect of making
manufacturing firms less productive.
GDP would increase as the citizens of China were made happier as the environment
was cleaned up.
GDP would decrease as the environmental costs of pollution were not included in
the calculation of GDP.
GDP would increase reflecting the fact that the environment would be cleaner.
GDP would decrease as the pollution controls make it so that less output is now
produced with the same inputs.
According to the "Rule of 70", how many years will it take for real GDP per capita to
double when the growth rate of real GDP per capita is 5%?
less than 1 year
14 years
5 years
35 years
Endogenous growth theory states that increase in _______ capital will result in _______ at
the _______ level.
knowledge; decreasing returns to scale; economy
physical; decreasing returns to scale; firm
knowledge; increasing returns to scale; firm
knowledge; increasing returns to scale; economy
If the economy is currently in equilibrium at a level of GDP that is below potential
GDP, which of the following would move the economy back to potential GDP?
an increase in the value of the dollar relative to other currencies
a decrease in business confidence
an increase in interest rates
an increase in wealth
When the price of oil rises unexpectedly, the price level ______ and the unemployment
rate ______ in the short run.
falls; falls
rises; falls
rises; rises
falls; rises
If households in the economy decide to take money out of checking accounts and put
money into cash this will
decrease M1 and not change M2
not change M1 and not change M2
not change M1 and increase M2
decrease M1 and decrease M2.
When the Fed uses contractionary policy,
it causes inflation
the price level rises less than it would if the Fed did not pursue policy.
it does not change the price level
the price level rises higher than it would if the Fed did not pursue policy
An equal increase in government spending and taxes will cause
no change in real GDP.
an increase in any budget surplus
an increase in real GDP.
a reduction in any budget deficit.
firms will hire less workers than they planned.
the actual real wage is less than the expected real wage.
the unemployment rate will not change.
the unemployment rate will fall.
If a U.S company sells insurance to a foreign company, how does this affect the U.S
balance of payments?
It increases capital inflows
It lowers the balance on the current account
It increases imports of goods.
It increases exports of services
The Thai government wants to maintain an exchange rate of .04 bahts per dollar. It the
Thai central bank pursues a contractionary monetary policy and raises interest rates,
how will that affect the number of bahts the central bank must buy or sell to maintain
the peg at .04 bahts per dollar?
They must purchase less than 100 million bahts per day with dollars.
They must purchase exactly 100 million bahts per day with dollars.
They must purchase more than 100 million bahts per day with dollars.
They do not have to do anything.
How will an increase in the government budget surplus as a result of lower government
spending (with no change in net taxes) affect private saving in the economy?
Private saving will be unaffected by the increase in the budget surplus.
Private saving will increase by the amount of increase in the budget surplus.
Private saving will decrease by the amount of increase in the budget surplus.
Private saving will decrease by less than the amount of increase in the budget
surplus.
Suppose that the price of a digital camera in the U.S is $200 and 22,000 yen in Japan. If
the current exchange rate is 100 yen to the dollar, then purchasing power parity theory
would predict that in the long run
the value of the yen relative to the dollar will not change.
both the yen and the dollar will appreciate.
the yen will depreciate relative to the dollar.
the yen will appreciate relative to the dollar.
Suppose that a large number of firms in Korea hold dollar denominated loans. Which of
the following have the potential of raising the interest payments on these loans if the
exchange rate floats against the dollar?
U.S. income increases
speculators expect the value of the won to rise against the dollar
U.S. interest rates increase
an increase in Korean interest rates
A decrease in net taxes will
decrease government saving
increase household saving
shift the supply of loanable funds to the left
all of the above
In comparison to a government that runs a balanced budget, when the government runs
a budget deficit,
the equilibrium interest rate will fall.
household savings will fall.
firm investment will fall.
none of the above.
If a currency's par rate (defined as dollars per unit of foreign currency) was ______ the
equilibrium rate and this persisted, then under the Bretton Woods system the country
would be allowed a currency _______ .
equal to; devaluation
below; revaluation
above; revaluation
above; overvaluation
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