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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. One source of public debt






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






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






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






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






6. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






8. Accumulation of government deficits






9. Rational Expectations Theorists






10. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






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






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






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






16. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






17. 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






18. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






21. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






22. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






25. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






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






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






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






31. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






33. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






34. Encourage foreign investment






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






36. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






37. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






38. 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






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






40. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






41. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






43. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






44. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






48. The price level rises and money loses value