In Preparing Their Estimates of the Stimulus Package's Effect on GDP,Obama

question 214

Multiple Choice

In preparing their estimates of the stimulus package's effect on GDP,Obama administration economists estimated a government purchases multiplier of 1.57.This indicates that a ________ increase in government purchases would increase equilibrium real GDP by $157 billion

• A)$1 billion
• B)$10 billion
• C)$100 billion
• D)$157 billion

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Definitions:

Sugar Pill

A placebo used in clinical trials, a harmless pill given to participants for psychological effect rather than for a medical effect.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment or intervention being studied and is used as a benchmark to measure the effects of that treatment.

Experimental Group

In research, the group of participants that receives the treatment or intervention being tested, contrasted with the control group.

Independent Variable

The variable that is intentionally changed or manipulated in an experiment to observe its effect on the dependent variable.