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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Prices adjust in a natural way to bring the markets for goods and labor into equilibrium






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






3. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






4. 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






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






6. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






16. Encourage foreign investment






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






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






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






20. Rational Expectations Theorists






21. Accumulation of government deficits






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






23. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






24. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






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






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






28. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






29. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






30. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






32. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






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






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






38. Fundamental equation of monetarism






39. 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






40. Relation between inflation and unemployment






41. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






43. The budget must be balanced each year






44. One source of public debt






45. The price level rises and money loses value






46. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






48. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation