海南大学2006-07学年度第2学期试卷 科目：《宏观经济学》试题(A卷) 姓名： 学号： 学院： 专业班级： Please answer the Questions(每题10分，共同100分) 1.What do you think are the defining characteristics of a science?Does the study of the economy have these characteristics?Do you think macroeconomics should be called a science?Why or why not? 2.Consider how each of the following events is likely to affect real GDP.Do you think the change in real GDP reflects a similar change in economic well-being? a.A hurricane in Florida forces Disney World to shut down for a month. b.The discovery of a new.easy-to-grow strain of wheat increases farm harvests. c.In ment sparks a rash of strikes d.Firms throughout the economy experience falling demand,causing them to lay off workers. e.Congress passes new environmental laws that prohibit firms from using production methods that emit large quantities of pollution. I.More high-school students drop ut of school to take jobs mowing lawns. Fathers around the their workweeks to spend more time with their children. 海南大学 2006-07 学年度第 2 学期试卷 科目：《宏观经济学》试题(A 卷) 姓名： 学 号： 学院： 专业班级： Please answer the Questions（每题 10 分，共同 100 分） 1.What do you think are the defining characteristics of a science? Does the study of the economy have these characteristics? Do you think macroeconomics should be called a science? Why or why not? 2. Consider how each of the following events is likely to affect real GDP.Do you think the change in real GDP reflects a similar change in economic well-being? a.A hurricane in Florida forces Disney World to shut down for a month. b.The discovery of a new,easy-to-grow strain of wheat increases farm harvests. c.Increased hostility between unions and management sparks a rash of strikes. d. Firms throughout the economy experience falling demand,causing them to lay off workers. e. Congress passes new environmental laws that prohibit firms from using production methods that emit large quantities of pollution. f. More high-school students drop out of school to take jobs mowing lawns. g. Fathers around the country reduce their workweeks to spend more time with their children