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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Inflation that results from an initial increase in aggregate demand






2. One source of public debt






3. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






6. Accumulation of government deficits






7. 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






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






9. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






12. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






13. The budget must be balanced each year






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






15. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






19. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






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






24. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






27. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






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






32. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






33. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






34. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






35. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






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






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






40. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






42. 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






43. The price level rises and money loses value






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






45. Basic Keynesian economic equation






46. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






47. Encourage foreign investment






48. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________