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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






2. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






3. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






5. The price level rises and money loses value






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






7. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






9. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






19. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






20. Fundamental equation of monetarism






21. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






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






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






26. Accumulation of government deficits






27. The budget must be balanced each year






28. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






30. Encourage foreign investment






31. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






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






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






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






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






37. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






38. 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






39. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






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






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






44. One source of public debt






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






46. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






48. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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