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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Modern fiscal policy favors this kind of budgets for the purpose of economic stabilization






2. According to classical economics - AD curve is stable if....






3. Three ways the government could reduce deficit: increase/decrease (1) taxes - (2) spending - and (3) interest rates






4. The budget must be balanced each year






5. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






6. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






7. NCE/RET imply that the aggregate supply curve is _______






8. The government must go to the money markets and compete with the private sector for funds






9. According to RET - cost of this depends on whether or not it is expected






10. According to Keynesian economists - this could pull the economy out of a recession or depression






11. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






12. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






13. Money supply - velocity - price level - physical volume of goods and services






14. Accumulation of government deficits






15. Amount spent = amount received - which is equation of exchange






16. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






17. PQ or price level times physical volume of goods and services - is equal to...






18. Fundamental equation of monetarism






19. Which kind of inflation avoids some of the costs?






20. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






21. New Classical Economists assert that households and firms pursue economics for their own ____-_________






22. ______ ______ is most important in a monetarist's view for determining output - price and employment levels






23. This kind of budget exerts counter-cyclical pressure on the economy - balancing the budgets in the bad times with the surpluses of the good times






24. Taxes and transfer payments that stabilize GDP without requiring policymakers to take explicit actions






25. Believe that markets are highly competitive and adjust prices quickly to changes in supply and demand






26. _____ tend to alter the behaviour of the public when imposed by the government






27. The use of monetary policy by the central bank to cushion the blow of aggregate supply shocks






28. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






29. Feeds on interest payments & limits a government's ability to use discretionary stabilization policies






30. Encourage foreign investment






31. In the short-run prices and wages are downwardly inflexible






32. Basic Keynesian economic equation






33. Rational Expectations Theorists






34. This kind of fiscal policy is necessary for a balanced budget - would tend to magnify the changes in the economy - and make the business cycle more pronounced






35. Using taxes and spending to influence the level of GDP in the short run






36. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






37. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






38. The price level rises and money loses value






39. Large annual debts create this - promoting imports and stifling exports






40. Balancing the budget is secondary to ensuring that the economy runs at a non-inflationary full employment level






41. Prices adjust in a natural way to bring the markets for goods and labor into equilibrium






42. The economy may stagnate in the absence of proper work - saving and investment incentives






43. Keynesian economists believe that monetary policy is a ____ tool for economic stability






44. Relation between inflation and unemployment






45. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






46. Inflation that results from an initial increase in aggregate demand






47. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






48. One source of public debt