Question

Some US policymakers have questioned the Taylor rule’s prescriptive ability because one of its inputs is the gap between a “real” value for this quantity and “potential output,” a target value for this quantity. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this quantity. This quantity is the total value of final goods and services produced within the borders of a country over a given period.
ANSWER: GDP [or Gross Domestic Product; reject “GNP” or “Gross National Product”; reject “GNI” or “Gross National Income”]
[10h] The Taylor rule is a numerical formula that can be used to guide the setting of this quantity by the Federal Open Market Committee. This quantity is the interest rate commercial banks charge each other for overnight loans.
ANSWER: federal funds rate [or fed funds rate]
[10m] Short-term fluctuations due to these periodic phases are typically mitigated in potential GDP estimates. Hodrick and Prescott developed a smoothing spline to remove fluctuations due to these periodic phases from time series data.
ANSWER: business cycles [or cyclical fluctuations]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY915.56100%22%33%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY816.25100%25%38%
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY618.33100%50%33%
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1215.83100%50%8%
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY914.44100%44%0%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY520.00100%40%60%
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY913.33100%11%22%
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY920.00100%67%33%

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Purdue BChicago B1010020
Illinois ANorthwestern A10101030
IndianaIllinois B1001020
Illinois CIllinois D1001020
Iowa AChicago A1001020
WashU BIowa B100010
Notre Dame ANotre Dame C10101030
Notre Dame BPurdue A100010
Purdue CWashU A1001020