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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. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






10. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






12. The price level rises and money loses value






13. 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






14. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






17. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






20. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






22. One source of public debt






23. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






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






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






28. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






29. Encourage foreign investment






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






31. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






32. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






35. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






36. Fundamental equation of monetarism






37. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






40. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






42. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






45. Accumulation of government deficits






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






47. The budget must be balanced each year






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