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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. NCE/RET imply that the aggregate supply curve is _______






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






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






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






5. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






6. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






8. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






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






12. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






13. 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






14. One source of public debt






15. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






16. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






17. The budget must be balanced each year






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






19. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






20. Rational Expectations Theorists






21. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






22. Encourage foreign investment






23. Accumulation of government deficits






24. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






25. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






27. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The price level rises and money loses value






41. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






43. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Basic Keynesian economic equation