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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The price level rises and money loses value






2. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






4. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






5. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






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






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






10. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






12. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






24. Accumulation of government deficits






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






26. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






27. One source of public debt






28. Encourage foreign investment






29. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






32. 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






33. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






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






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






38. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






39. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






43. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






44. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






45. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






46. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






48. Rational Expectations Theorists






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