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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rational Expectations Theorists






2. The budget must be balanced each year






3. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






7. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






9. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






10. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






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






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






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






16. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






18. Encourage foreign investment






19. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






20. One source of public debt






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






26. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






30. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






36. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






37. Fundamental equation of monetarism






38. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






39. The price level rises and money loses value






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






41. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






44. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






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






48. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability