Exam 16: The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

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Changes in monetary policy aimed at reducing aggregate demand involve decreasing the money supply or increasing the interest rate.

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Figure 16-4. On the figure, MS represents money supply and MD represents money demand. Figure 16-4. On the figure, MS represents money supply and MD represents money demand.    -Refer to Figure 16-4. Which of the following events could explain a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate from r<sub>3</sub> to r<sub>1</sub>? -Refer to Figure 16-4. Which of the following events could explain a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate from r3 to r1?

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An increase in the money supply decreases the interest rate in the short run.

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Liquidity refers to

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Suppose that the government increases expenditures by $150 billion while increasing taxes by $150 billion. Suppose that the MPC is .80 and that there are no crowding out or accelerator effects. What is the combined effects of these changes? Why is the combined change not equal to zero?

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If businesses and consumers become pessimistic, the Federal Reserve can attempt to reduce the impact on the price level and real GDP by

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A decrease in government spending initially and primarily shifts

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Monetary policy affects the economy with a long lag, in part because

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The most important automatic stabilizer is

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The positive feedback from aggregate demand to investment is called

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Describe the process in the money market by which the interest rate reaches its equilibrium value if it starts above equilibrium.

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An increase in the money supply shifts the aggregate-supply curve to the right.

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If, at some interest rate, the quantity of money supplied is greater than the quantity of money demanded, people will desire to

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The Kennedy tax cut of 1964 was

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If the government cuts the tax rate, workers get to keep

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For the U.S. economy, which of the following is the most important reason for the downward slope of the aggregate-demand curve?

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If the spending multiplier is 8, then the marginal propensity to consume must be 7/8.

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Which of the following illustrates how the investment accelerator works?

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The interest-rate effect

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Which of the following properly describes the interest-rate effect that helps explain the slope of the aggregate-demand curve?

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