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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Taxes and transfer payments that stabilize GDP without requiring policymakers to take explicit actions






2. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






3. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






5. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






7. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






9. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






10. Encourage foreign investment






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






12. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






13. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






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






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






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






18. The price level rises and money loses value






19. The budget must be balanced each year






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






21. Relation between inflation and unemployment






22. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






25. Basic Keynesian economic equation






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






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






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






29. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






31. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






33. 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






34. One source of public debt






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Accumulation of government deficits






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






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






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






44. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






45. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






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






48. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs