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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 Keynesian economists - this could pull the economy out of a recession or depression






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






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






4. 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






5. The budget must be balanced each year






6. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. The price level rises and money loses value






13. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






14. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






15. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






19. Encourage foreign investment






20. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






22. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






24. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






27. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






30. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






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






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






35. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






36. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






38. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






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






42. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






43. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






44. One source of public debt






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






46. Rational Expectations Theorists






47. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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