Macroeconomics (7th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 9, Problem 9.5.3PA
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The percentage decline in the real
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The Table below summarizes the nominal and real GDP information for an economy for 2013 and 2014:
2013 2014
Nominal GDP $43,000 $51,000
Real GDP $38,700 $44,300
Between 2013 and 2014, what has happened to price levels in this economy?
Select one:
a. The price level has fallen.
b. Not enough information is available to determine what has happened to prices.
c. The price level has risen.
d. The price level has remained constant.
Refer to Table below. Given the following information, calculate the rate of increase in the price level from 2015 to 2016. Calculate the GDP deflator for 2015and 2016 and find the rate of inflation using the percent change formula.
2015
2016
Nominal GDP
$10,000
$15,000
Real GDP
9,500
10,500
The accompanying table shows data on nominal GDP (in billions of dollars), real GDP (in billions of 2012 dollars), and population (in thousands) of the United States in 1968, 1978, 1988, 1998, 2008, and 2018. The U.S. price level rose consistently over the period 1968–2018.
Year
Nominal GDP(billions of dollars)
Real GDP(billions of 2012dollars)
Population(thousands)
1968
$941
$4,792
200,745
1978
2,352
6,569
222,629
1988
5,236
8,866
245,061
1998
9,063
12,038
276,154
2008
14,713
15,605
304,543
2018
20,580
18,638
327,436
c. Calculate real GDP per capita for the following years.
Round answers to the nearest dollar.
Real GDP per capita in 1978:________
Real GDP per capita in 1988:________
Real GDP per capita in 2008:________
Real GDP per capita in 2018:________
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Macroeconomics (7th Edition)
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