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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






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






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






6. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






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






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






10. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






12. The price level rises and money loses value






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






14. Basic Keynesian economic equation






15. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






16. The budget must be balanced each year






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






18. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






19. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Rational Expectations Theorists






30. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






31. 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






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






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






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






35. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






38. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






39. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






40. One source of public debt






41. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






42. Accumulation of government deficits






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






44. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






46. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






47. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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