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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






3. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






4. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






7. 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






8. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






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






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






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






13. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






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






17. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






19. Rational Expectations Theorists






20. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






21. Relation between inflation and unemployment






22. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






24. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The price level rises and money loses value






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






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






34. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






35. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






36. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






39. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






40. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






41. Encourage foreign investment






42. 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






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






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






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






46. One source of public debt






47. The budget must be balanced each year






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