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

question 161

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.Economist Robert Barro argues that during wartime,the government purchases multiplier would be ________ the administration's estimate,and economists Lawrence Christiano,Martin Eichenbaum,and Sergio Rebelo argued that when short-term interest rates are near zero,the multiplier would be ________ the administration's estimate.

• A)higher than;lower than
• B)lower than;higher than
• C)higher than;equal to
• D)equal to;lower than

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Definitions:

Average Total Cost

Average Total Cost is the total cost of production divided by the total quantity produced, representing the per unit cost of production.

Returns to Scale

The change in output as a result of proportionately changing all inputs in the production process.

Student Enrollment

The process through which students register or enter into a course of study at educational institutions.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.