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AD - AS- LRAS - Fiscal Policy
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1
Expansionary Fiscal Policy is like the _____ on a car
steering wheel
brakes
gas
air freshener
2
These fiscal policies require NO NEW legislative action to take effect.
automatic stabilizers
explansionary
discretionary
non-discretionary
3
When spending exceeds revenue in one fiscal year, we have a ______.
problem
debt
deficit
potato
4
What formula is this?
Tax Multiplier
Discount Rate
GDP
Spending Multiplier
5
This economy is experiencing
Reflation
Inflation
Stagflation
Deflation
6
If exports increase, Aggregate Demand will
decrease
shift left
shift right
remain the same
7
If MPC is .9, the spending multiplier is
6
8
10
9
8
The spending multiplier is always _______ the tax multiplier
equal to
greater than
lower than
less than
9
What does "aggregate" mean?
individual
added all together
total dollar value
aggravated
10
If the spending multiplier is 8, the tax multiplier is
7
-7
-9
9
11
Who would argue that government intervention is needed to repair the economy?
Keynesian Economists
Classical Economists
Perplexed Economists
Natural Economists
12
Many years of deficit spending added together increases the _____
multiplier
problem
deficit
debt
13
What type of gap is this economy experiencing?
recessionary
Rabun
inflationary
thigh
14
The _______ effect says that the purchasing power of money falls as price levels rise
real balance
ratchet
interest rate
wealth
15
If consumer spending increases, Aggregate Demand will
decrease
remain the same
shift left
increase
16
In which range of AS are output AND price level increasing?
Keynesian
Intermediate
Indeterminate
Classical
17
When price levels rise, _______ American exports will be purchased, causing GDP to _____
fewer; rise
fewer; fall
more; rise
more; fall
18
What formula is this?
Tax Multiplier
GDP
Coca-Cola
Spending Multiplier
19
What are the two tools of fiscal policy?
taxing and spending
taxing and interest rates
interest rates and reserve requirements
spending and GDP growth
20
In which range of AS is output increasing with price level remaining constant?
Keynesian
Classical
Indeterminate
Intermediate
21
_____ is when government policies prevent consumers and businesses from spending or borrowing
Butterfly Effect
Crowding Out
Recognition Lag
Interest Rate Effect
22
When price level increases, interest rates have a tendency to
turn negative
fall
rise
remain steady
23
What type of gap is this economy experiencing?
recessionary
inflationary
thigh
tooth
24
An decrease in resource prices will cause aggregate supply to
increase
shift right
shift left
decrease
25
One example of contractionary fiscal policy
increased taxes
reduced taxes
increased spending
increased production
26
In the long-run aggregate supply curve, output
remains constant
rises vertically
decreases
increases
27
Who says that the economy is self-correcting over time?
Classical Economists
Scalian Economists
Keynesian Economists
No Economists
28
The ratchet effect says wages tend to move ____ but not _____
down; up
sideways, slantways
up; down
up, remain stable
29
In short-run aggregate supply, resources prices and wages will
increase
not decrease
not increase
decrease
30
These fiscal policies require new legislative action to take effect.
discretionary
explansionary
non-discretionary
automatic stabilizers
31
If the black plague returns, what would be the result on AD?
yuck
increase
shift right
decrease
32
"IRAP" are the shifters of
aggregate demand
market demand
unemployment rate
aggregate supply
33
When price level increases, the amount of real GDP demanded will...
turn vertical
fall
stay the same
rise