Quiz #700

• 1. A nation can run an external deficit and a government surplus of equal proportion to GDP, while the private domestic sector is spending less than they are earning.
• False
• True
• 2. For workers to regain a larger share of national income, nominal wages have to grow faster than inflation - that is, the real wage has to rise.
• False
• True
• 3. Say, we form the view that over the next year: (a) the average working week will be constant in hours; (b) real GDP growth rate will be 3 per cent; (c) output per unit of labour input (persons) will grow at 1.5 per cent; and (d) the labour force will maintain a growth rate of 1.5 per cent per annum. We would project that the unemployment rate:
• Will rise in the coming year by 1.5 per cent.
• Will fall in the coming year by 1.5 per cent.
• Will be unchanged.

Quiz #700 answers

• 1. A nation can run an external deficit and a government surplus of equal proportion to GDP, while the private domestic sector is spending less than they are earning.

Answer: False

• 2. For workers to regain a larger share of national income, nominal wages have to grow faster than inflation - that is, the real wage has to rise.

Answer: False

• 3. Say, we form the view that over the next year: (a) the average working week will be constant in hours; (b) real GDP growth rate will be 3 per cent; (c) output per unit of labour input (persons) will grow at 1.5 per cent; and (d) the labour force will maintain a growth rate of 1.5 per cent per annum. We would project that the unemployment rate:

Answer: Will be unchanged.