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






2. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






11. Fundamental equation of monetarism






12. Accumulation of government deficits






13. The price level rises and money loses value






14. 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






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






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






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






18. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






21. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






23. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






27. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






30. One source of public debt






31. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






32. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






35. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






37. The budget must be balanced each year






38. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






40. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






42. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






43. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






44. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






45. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






46. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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