布兰查德《宏观经济学》第五版课后题答案.doc

ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 1
Quick Check
1. a. True.
b. True.
c. False.
d. False/uncertain. The rate of growth was higher during the decade beginning in 1996 than during
the previous two decades, but it is probably unrealistic to expect productivity to continue to grow at such a fast pace.
e. False. There are problems with the statistics, but the consensus is that growth in China has been
high.
f. False. The European “unemployment miracle” refers to the relatively low European
unemployment rate in the 1960s and the early 1970s.
g. True.
h. True.
2. a. More flexible labor market institutions may lead to lower unemployment, but there are questions
about how precisely to restructure these institutions. The United Kingdom has restructured its
labor market institutions to resemble more closely . institutions and now has a lower
unemployment rate than before the restructuring. On the other hand, Denmark and herlands have relatively low unemployment rates while maintaining relatively generous social insurance programs for workers.
In addition, some economists argue that tight ary policy has at least something to do with the high unemployment rates in Europe.
b. Although the Euro will remove obstacles to free trade between European countries, each country
will be forced to give up its own ary policy.
Dig Deeper
3. a. The Chinese government has encouraged foreign firms to produce in China. Since foreign firms
are typically more productive than Chinese firms, the presence of foreign firms has lead to an increase in Chinese productivity. The Chinese government has also encouraged joint ventures between foreign and Chinese firms. These joint ventures allow Chinese firms to learn from more productive foreign firms.
b. The recent increase in . productivity growth has been a result of the development and
widespread use of information technologies.
c. The United States is a technological leader. Much of .