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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






7. The price level rises and money loses value






8. Fundamental equation of monetarism






9. 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






10. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






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






15. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






17. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






18. Accumulation of government deficits






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






20. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






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






24. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






26. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






27. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






29. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






32. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






33. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






37. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






38. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






40. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






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






44. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






45. One source of public debt






46. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






48. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve