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






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






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






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






5. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






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






9. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






11. The price level rises and money loses value






12. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






14. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






16. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






18. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






19. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






21. Basic Keynesian economic equation






22. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






25. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






27. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






28. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






31. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






34. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






37. Accumulation of government deficits






38. Encourage foreign investment






39. Fundamental equation of monetarism






40. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






43. One source of public debt






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






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






47. 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






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






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