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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. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






4. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






6. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






7. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






8. Encourage foreign investment






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






10. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






12. The price level rises and money loses value






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






14. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






16. The budget must be balanced each year






17. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






20. One source of public debt






21. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






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






25. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






26. Relation between inflation and unemployment






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






36. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






37. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






46. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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