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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. One source of public debt






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






3. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






6. Accumulation of government deficits






7. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






9. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






10. 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






11. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






12. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






14. The price level rises and money loses value






15. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






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






19. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






20. Encourage foreign investment






21. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






24. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






26. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






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






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






32. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






38. Rational Expectations Theorists






39. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






42. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






45. 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






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






47. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






48. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________