One Implication of the Lucas Critique Is That

question 27

Multiple Choice

One implication of the Lucas critique is that:

• A) it takes a long time for a reduction in money growth to reduce the inflation rate.
• B) policy changes should be more effective in changing output than econometric studies suggest.
• C) unemployment is always at its natural rate in the short run.
• D) using a recession to reduce inflation will have disproportionate effects on the poor and disadvantaged.
• E) the decrease in inflation might not require any increase in unemployment.

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Capital Stock

The total amount of physical goods or assets that a company or country uses in the production of goods and services.

Marginal Product

The additional output that can be produced by adding one more unit of a specific input, while holding all other inputs constant.

Factor of Production

A resource utilized in the creation of goods and services that encompasses labor, capital, land, and entrepreneurship.

Revenue

The income that a business receives from its normal business activities, usually from the sale of goods and services to customers.