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






2. 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






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






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






5. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






6. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






7. 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






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






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






10. One source of public debt






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






12. Fundamental equation of monetarism






13. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






14. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






23. The budget must be balanced each year






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






25. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






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






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






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






31. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






33. Basic Keynesian economic equation






34. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






36. Accumulation of government deficits






37. Encourage foreign investment






38. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






40. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






42. The price level rises and money loses value






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






44. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






46. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






47. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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