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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. 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






2. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






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






6. Encourage foreign investment






7. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






9. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






12. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






14. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






16. One source of public debt






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






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






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






20. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






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






24. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






26. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






27. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






30. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






31. Relation between inflation and unemployment






32. The price level rises and money loses value






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






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






35. Accumulation of government deficits






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






37. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






41. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






44. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






45. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






47. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






48. 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