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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Rational Expectations Theorists






2. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






5. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






6. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






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






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






12. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






16. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






18. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






20. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






24. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






25. The price level rises and money loses value






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






27. Accumulation of government deficits






28. 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






29. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






31. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. The budget must be balanced each year






41. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






42. One source of public debt






43. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






46. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






47. Relation between inflation and unemployment






48. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment