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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • 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. 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. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






5. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






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. Fundamental equation of monetarism






10. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






12. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






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






16. Encourage foreign investment






17. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






19. Basic Keynesian economic equation






20. Accumulation of government deficits






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






22. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






23. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






24. One source of public debt






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






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






27. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






30. The budget must be balanced each year






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






32. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






34. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






36. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






37. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The price level rises and money loses value






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






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






48. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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