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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Believe that markets are highly competitive and adjust prices quickly to changes in supply and demand






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






3. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






13. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






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






17. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






19. Accumulation of government deficits






20. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






21. 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






22. Modern fiscal policy favors this kind of budgets for the purpose of economic stabilization






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






24. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






26. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






29. 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






30. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






31. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






33. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






35. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






37. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






39. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






40. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






42. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






43. The price level rises and money loses value






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






45. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






46. One source of public debt






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






48. Relation between inflation and unemployment