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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. The price level rises and money loses value






2. One source of public debt






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






4. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






5. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






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






9. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






12. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






14. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






15. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






17. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






18. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






19. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






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






23. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






27. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






30. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






31. Encourage foreign investment






32. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






33. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






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






37. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






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






41. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________