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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






2. Basic Keynesian economic equation






3. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






6. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






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






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






10. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






12. Encourage foreign investment






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. Inflation that results from an initial increase in aggregate demand






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






16. The price level rises and money loses value






17. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






18. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






19. One source of public debt






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






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






22. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






24. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






25. Relation between inflation and unemployment






26. The budget must be balanced each year






27. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






30. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






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






35. Rational Expectations Theorists






36. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






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






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






41. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






44. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






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






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