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






2. 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






3. The price level rises and money loses value






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






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






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






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






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






9. One source of public debt






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






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






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






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






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






15. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






18. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






20. Basic Keynesian economic equation






21. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






23. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






26. 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






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






28. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






29. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






30. The budget must be balanced each year






31. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






32. Fundamental equation of monetarism






33. Accumulation of government deficits






34. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






35. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






38. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






39. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






42. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






44. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






47. Rational Expectations Theorists






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