Question 1 [6 marks]
Table 1: GDP Data for Countries A and B
Country A
$billions
Country B
$billions
Household Consumption
150
150
Government Purchases
250
250
Transfer payments
50
60
Total Gross Fixed Capital Expenditures
50
150
Change in Inventories
50
-50
Exports
40
40
Imports
20
20
Consider the data in table 1 for two countries: A and B.
a. Calculate the GDP for both countries.
b. Discuss the usefulness of these data in deciding which, if any, of these two countries is likely to be experiencing an economic recession.
Question 2 [12 marks]
Obtain Australia’s real GDP and CPI data from 1980 to 2015. Calculate the annual growth rates of real GDP and inflation and graph both series together. Is/are there some interesting or salient relationship(s) between those two series? Provide and discuss plausible economic explanation(s), including change in economic events and change in government policy, for the relationship(s) you identified.
Question 3 [12 marks]
Obtain Australia’s real GDP and unemployment data from 1980 to 2015. Calculate the growth rates of real GDP and unemployment and graph both series together. Is/are there some interesting or salient relationship(s) between those two series? Provide and discuss plausible economic explanation(s), including change in economic events and change in government policy, for the relationship(s) you identified.

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Posted on May 23, 2016Author TutorCategories Question, Questions