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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Rational Expectations Theorists






2. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






3. Basic Keynesian economic equation






4. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






5. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






8. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Relation between inflation and unemployment






17. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






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






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






22. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






24. 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






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






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






27. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






28. One source of public debt






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






30. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






32. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






34. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






36. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






38. Encourage foreign investment






39. Accumulation of government deficits






40. 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






41. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






42. The price level rises and money loses value






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






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






45. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






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