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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






2. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






4. Encourage foreign investment






5. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






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






8. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






14. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






15. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






17. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






21. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






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






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






25. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






28. The price level rises and money loses value






29. 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






30. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






31. Accumulation of government deficits






32. One source of public debt






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






34. The budget must be balanced each year






35. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






36. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






37. 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






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






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






40. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






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






44. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






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






48. Relation between inflation and unemployment