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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. According to classical economics - AD curve is stable if....






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






11. Rational Expectations Theorists






12. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






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






17. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






18. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






21. Accumulation of government deficits






22. Fundamental equation of monetarism






23. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






25. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






29. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






30. Relation between inflation and unemployment






31. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






32. 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






33. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






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






37. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






38. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






39. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






41. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






42. The price level rises and money loses value






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






44. The budget must be balanced each year






45. One source of public debt






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






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






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