Test Bank
to accompany
Test Bank prepared by
Constantin Colonescu
MacEwan University
,NETA Assessment: Test Bank to accompany Principles of Macroeconomics,
Sixth trCanadian trEdition
By trN. trGregory trMankiw tr/ trRonald trD. trKneebone tr/ trKenneth trJ. trMcKenzie
Test trBank trprepared trby trConstantin trColonescu, trMacEwan trUniversity
NETA trcopy treditor: trFrances trRobinson
Available tron trInstructor’s trResource trCD trISBN tr. tr0-17-655440-8
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, TABLE trOF trCONTENTS
Part tr1 trIntroduction
Chapter tr1 trTen trPrinciples trof trEconomics 1-1
Chapter tr2 trThinking trLike tran trEconomist 2-1
Chapter tr3 trInterdependence trand trthe trGains trfrom trTrade 3-1
Part tr2 trSupply trAnd trDemand: trHow trMarkets trWork
Chapter tr4 trThe trMarket trForces trof trSupply trand trDemand 4-1
Part tr3 trThe trData trof trMacroeconomics
Chapter tr5 trMeasuring tra trNation’s trIncome 5-1
Chapter tr6 trMeasuring trthe trCost trof trLiving 6-1
Part tr4 trThe trReal trEconomy trin trthe trLong trRun
Chapter tr7 trProduction trand trGrowth 7-1
Chapter tr8 trSaving, trInvestment, trand trthe trFinancial trSystem 8-1
Chapter tr9 trUnemployment trand trIts trNatural trRate 9-1
Part tr5 trMoney trAnd trPrices trin trthe trLong trRun
Chapter tr10 trThe trMonetary trSystem 10-1
Chapter tr11 trMoney trGrowth trand trInflation 11-1
Part tr6 trThe trMacroeconomics trof trOpen trEconomies
Chapter tr12 trOpen-Economy trMacroeconomics: trBasic trConcepts 12-1
Chapter tr13 trA trMacroeconomic trTheory trof trthe trSmall trOpen trEconomy 13-1
Part tr7 trShort-Run trEconomic trFluctuations
Chapter tr14 trAggregate trDemand trand trAggregate trSupply 14-1
Chapter tr15 trThe trInfluence trof trMonetary trand trFiscal trPolicy tron trAggregate trDemand 15-1
Chapter tr16 trThe trShort-Run trTradeoff trbetween trInflation trand trUnemployment 16-1
Part tr8 trFinal trThoughts
Chapter tr17 trFive trDebates trover trMacroeconomic trPolicy 17-1
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