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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Using taxes and spending to influence the level of GDP in the short run






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






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






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. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






6. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






7. Encourage foreign investment






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






9. The price level rises and money loses value






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






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






12. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






13. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






14. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






22. 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






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






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






25. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






26. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






27. Basic Keynesian economic equation






28. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






30. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






38. One source of public debt






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






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






41. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






43. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






45. Accumulation of government deficits






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






47. The budget must be balanced each year






48. Relation between inflation and unemployment







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