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CLEP Macroeconomics: Monetary And Fiscal Policy

Subjects : clep, economics
Instructions:
  • Answer 48 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The government must go to the money markets and compete with the private sector for funds






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






3. A sudden and drastic change in the supply curve






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






5. The budget must be balanced each year






6. According to Keynesian theory - AS curve is __________






7. Relation between inflation and unemployment






8. Inflation accompanied by simultaneous increases in prices and unemployment






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






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






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






12. Money is at the root of aggregate demand






13. Encourage foreign investment






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






15. Fundamental equation of monetarism






16. One source of public debt






17. The price level rises and money loses value






18. Inflation that results from an initial increase in costs






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






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






21. Keynesian economics believes that AD is ________






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






23. _________ will prefer to consume than to save






24. The competition in the marketplace provides economic stability






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






26. Relationship between inflation and unemployment






27. Classical economists believe that the AS curve is _______






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Rational Expectations Theorists






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Basic Keynesian economic equation






47. Accumulation of government deficits






48. This consequence of national debt may lead to inflation