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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






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






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






6. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






8. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. The price level rises and money loses value






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






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






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






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






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






22. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






24. The budget must be balanced each year






25. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






26. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






28. Basic Keynesian economic equation






29. One source of public debt






30. Encourage foreign investment






31. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






32. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






34. 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






35. Fundamental equation of monetarism






36. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






40. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






41. Accumulation of government deficits






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






43. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






45. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






48. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation