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INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIE:
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DEGREE PROGRAMME
END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS- 2006/2007
LEVEL 200
PBMK 214; PBAC 214 & PBBA 214: PRINCIPLES OF ECONO:
(MACRO)
MICS
Date: 21°" May, 2007
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS, 30 MIN.
Answer question one
(1) in Section A
and two (2) other questions in Section BECTION A G0 Marks)
(Answer All Questions in this S
1. (a)
(i) Define national income and explain with the aid of appropriate diagram(s) that the thre
approaches of measuring the national income yield identical results.
(10 Marks)
Gi) Distinguish between Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDF
and explain the importance of your distinction.
(6 Marks)
(b) Given the following macroeconomic model of an open economy:
Y=C+I1+G+X-M
C=Co+eYd
Yd=Y-T
T=tY
I= lo+aY
G=Go
X= Xo
M = Mo + mY
(i) Derive expression for the equilibrium national income
(ii) Write out the associated multiplier
(ii) Comment exhaustively on the components of the multiplier
(income identity)
(Consumption function)
(Disposable income)
(Tax function)
(Investment function)
(Government spending)
(Exports)
(Imports function)
(4 Marks)
(2 Marks)
(8 Marks)AY =
SECieeB (20 Marks Each)
Answer Any Two (2) Ques
ch
ions from this Ses
2. (a) Compare the effects of fiscal and monetary policy changes on five (5) essential
macroeconomic variables un
der the Classical and Keynesian aggregate supply (AS) curves
Comment on the relevant policy implications for your country.
(15 Marks)
(b) Explain with the relevant illustration(s) how the problem of double or multiple counting