Exam 16: Budget Deficits In The Short and Long Run

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Between the years of 2001 and 2003,what happened to the structural deficit?

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The crowding-in effect depends on the fact that often a decrease in taxes causes a(n)

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If crowding out occurs,the Main Burden of the debt is

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When budget deficits take place in a high-employment economy,the effect is an increase in capital stock.

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If the national debt is owned by domestic citizens:

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The budget deficit is the amount by which a government's expenditures exceed its receipts.

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If you wanted to measure changes in fiscal policy intentions,you should use the

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Monetizing the deficit contributes to the inflationary pressures that are already present in the economy.

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Monetizing deficits has lead to serious inflation in

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The actual deficit is a poor measure of the government fiscal policy because it changes independently of intentional government policies.

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Between 2009 and 2013:

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The official fiscal year budget deficits disappeared from 1998 to 2001.

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Because of the recessions in 1983 and 1991,the structural deficit was far larger than the actual deficit in those years.

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To maintain a balanced budget during the sag in personal spending in 2008 could cause a

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Why does the government not have to repay debt,as do private individuals?

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The appropriate fiscal policy stance depends,at least partly,on the

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Whether or not deficits create a burden depends on how and why the government incurred the deficits in the first place.Explain.

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In 2009,the Social Security System ran a surplus of approximately $137 billion.

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If the national debt is owed to foreigners,

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Monetary and fiscal policy are primarily tools for long-run economic stabilization.​

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