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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
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1. Relation between inflation and unemployment






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






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






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






5. Encourage foreign investment






6. The budget must be balanced each year






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






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






9. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






12. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






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






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






15. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






16. Fundamental equation of monetarism






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






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






19. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






21. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






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






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






24. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






25. 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






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






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






28. Basic Keynesian economic equation






29. Accumulation of government deficits






30. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






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






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






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






34. One source of public debt






35. Rational Expectations Theorists






36. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation






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






38. The price level rises and money loses value






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






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






41. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






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






43. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






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






45. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






46. 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






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






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