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






2. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






11. One source of public debt






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






19. The price level rises and money loses value






20. Rational Expectations Theorists






21. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






22. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






25. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






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






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






32. Accumulation of government deficits






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






34. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






37. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






39. The budget must be balanced each year






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






41. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






42. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






43. Encourage foreign investment






44. Basic Keynesian economic equation






45. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






46. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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