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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. Accumulation of government deficits






2. 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






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






4. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






5. The price level rises and money loses value






6. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






8. Basic Keynesian economic equation






9. Encourage foreign investment






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






11. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






12. Relation between inflation and unemployment






13. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






15. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 budget must be balanced each year






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






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






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






28. One source of public debt






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






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






31. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






32. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






34. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






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






38. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






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






43. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






45. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






46. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






48. Fundamental equation of monetarism