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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






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






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






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






7. Rational Expectations Theorists






8. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






11. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






13. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






15. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






17. Fundamental equation of monetarism






18. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






19. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






21. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






22. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






24. The price level rises and money loses value






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






26. One source of public debt






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






33. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






34. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






37. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






44. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






45. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






48. Relation between inflation and unemployment







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