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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






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






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






6. Basic Keynesian economic equation






7. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






9. One source of public debt






10. The budget must be balanced each year






11. Relation between inflation and unemployment






12. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






14. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






23. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






24. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






25. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






27. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






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






30. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






33. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






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






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






38. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






41. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






43. The price level rises and money loses value






44. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






45. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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