stant, does this zero-inflation goal require that the rate of money growth equal zero? If yes, explain why. If no, explain what the rate of money growth should equal. 4. The economist John Maynard Keynes wrote in The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919): "Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency. By a continuing process of inflation, governments can con- fiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens." Justify Lenin's assertion. 5. Suppose that a country's inflation rate increases sharply.. What happens to the inflation tax on the holders of money? Why is wealth that is held in savings accounts not subject to a change in the inflation tax? Can think of any way in which holders of savings accounts are hurt by the increase in the inflation rate? you 12 6. Hyperinflations are extremely rare in countries whose central banks are independent of the rest of the ernment. Why might this be so? 7. Let's consider the effects of inflation in an economy gov- 13. comprising only two people: Bob, a bean farmer, and Rita, a rice farmer. Bob and Rita both always consume equal amounts of rice and beans. In year 2015, the price of beans was $1, and the price of rice was $3. a. Suppose that in 2016 the price of beans was $2

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta releases its monthly Wage Growth Tracker to study trends in wages across various industries. One interesting issue is whether wages rise faster for those who stay in their current jobs (job stayers) or those who seek new opportunities (job switchers). According to the data, job stayers tend to do better than job switchers during a recession. But when the labor market is strong, job switchers experience higher wage growth than job stayers. a. During a recession, job stayers do better than job switchers because a.labor demand increases and job switchers can find jobs with higher wages. b.labor supply decreases and job switchers can find jobs with higher wages. c.labor demand decreases and job switchers cannot find jobs with higher wages. b. When the labor market is strong, job switchers experience higher wages than job stayers because a.labor demand decreases and job switchers cannot find jobs with higher wages. b.labor supply…

Van manages a grocery store in a country experiencing a high rate of inflation. He is paid in cash twice per month. On payday, he immediately goes out and buys all the goods he will need over the next two weeks in order to prevent the money in his wallet from losing value. What he can't spend, he converts into a more stable foreign currency for a steep fee. This is an example of the______________ of inflation

The purpose is to know if you can define each concept through a clear and precise explanation. Imagine that you are going to explain each term to someone who does not know anything about macroeconomics; With this in mind, the explanation should be as clear and simple as possible (not brief). Write a minimum of three sentences per term.1. capital market2. capital injection3. financial system