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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






3. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






6. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






8. Relation between inflation and unemployment






9. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






11. 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






12. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






15. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






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






19. One source of public debt






20. Encourage foreign investment






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






22. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






25. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






26. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






27. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Fundamental equation of monetarism






36. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






37. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






39. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






42. The price level rises and money loses value






43. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






44. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






46. 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






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






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