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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. 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






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






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






4. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






6. One source of public debt






7. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






9. 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






10. The price level rises and money loses value






11. Encourage foreign investment






12. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






15. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






18. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






27. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






30. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






33. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






36. Basic Keynesian economic equation






37. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






39. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






41. Rational Expectations Theorists






42. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






43. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






44. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






47. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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