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

Figure 34-10 -Refer to Figure 34-10. Suppose the multiplier is 2 and there is no crowding-out, but there is an accelerator effect. If the economy is currently at point A, then an increase in government purchases of $10 will likely increase aggregate demand to point where output is $ .

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Question 101

Permanent tax changes have a effect on aggregate demand compared to temporary tax changes.

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Question 102

Suppose there was a large increase in net exports. If the Fed wanted to stabilize output, it could

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Question 103

Assuming no crowding-out, investment-accelerator, or multiplier effects, a $100 billion increase in government expenditures shifts aggregate demand

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Question 104

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

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Question 105

Suppose a wave of optimism causes firms to increase investment. To stabilize output and employment, the Federal Reserve will .

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Question 106

Liquidity preference refers directly to Keynes' theory concerning

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Question 107

Figure 34-7 -Refer to Figure 34-7. If the economy is at point b, a policy to restore full employment would be

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Question 108

Changes in the interest rate help explain

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Question 109

Which of the following shifts aggregate demand to the right?

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Question 110

The Kennedy tax cut of 1964 was

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Question 111

The multiplier is computed as MPC / 1 - MPC).

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Question 112

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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Question 113

"Monetary policy can be described either in terms of the money supply or in terms of the interest rate." This statement amounts to the assertion that

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Question 114

The goal of stabilization policy is to stabilize aggregate . As a result, stabilization policy will also stabilize _ and _.

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Question 115

According to John Maynard Keynes,

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Question 116

The multiplier effect

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Question 117

Scenario 34-2. The following facts apply to a small, imaginary economy. • Consumption spending is $6,720 when income is $8,000. • Consumption spending is $7,040 when income is $8,500. -Refer to Scenario 34-2. The marginal propensity to consume for this economy is

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Question 118

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

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Question 119

Which of the following policy actions shifts the aggregate-demand curve?

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Figure 34-10 -Refer to Figure 34-10. Suppose the multiplier is 2 and there is no crowding-out, but there is an accelerator effect. If the economy is currently at point A, then an increase in government purchases of $10 will likely increase aggregate demand to point where output is $ .

Permanent tax changes have a effect on aggregate demand compared to temporary tax changes.

Suppose there was a large increase in net exports. If the Fed wanted to stabilize output, it could

Assuming no crowding-out, investment-accelerator, or multiplier effects, a $100 billion increase in government expenditures shifts aggregate demand

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

Suppose a wave of optimism causes firms to increase investment. To stabilize output and employment, the Federal Reserve will .

Liquidity preference refers directly to Keynes' theory concerning

Figure 34-7 -Refer to Figure 34-7. If the economy is at point b, a policy to restore full employment would be

Changes in the interest rate help explain

Which of the following shifts aggregate demand to the right?

The Kennedy tax cut of 1964 was

The multiplier is computed as MPC / 1 - MPC).

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

"Monetary policy can be described either in terms of the money supply or in terms of the interest rate." This statement amounts to the assertion that

The goal of stabilization policy is to stabilize aggregate . As a result, stabilization policy will also stabilize _ and _.

According to John Maynard Keynes,

The multiplier effect

Scenario 34-2. The following facts apply to a small, imaginary economy. • Consumption spending is $6,720 when income is $8,000. • Consumption spending is $7,040 when income is $8,500. -Refer to Scenario 34-2. The marginal propensity to consume for this economy is

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

Which of the following policy actions shifts the aggregate-demand curve?

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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

Figure 34-10 -Refer to Figure 34-10. Suppose the multiplier is 2 and there is no crowding-out, but there is an accelerator effect. If the economy is currently at point A, then an increase in government purchases of $10 will likely increase aggregate demand to point where output is $ .

Permanent tax changes have a effect on aggregate demand compared to temporary tax changes.

Suppose there was a large increase in net exports. If the Fed wanted to stabilize output, it could

Assuming no crowding-out, investment-accelerator, or multiplier effects, a $100 billion increase in government expenditures shifts aggregate demand

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

Suppose a wave of optimism causes firms to increase investment. To stabilize output and employment, the Federal Reserve will .

Liquidity preference refers directly to Keynes' theory concerning

Figure 34-7 -Refer to Figure 34-7. If the economy is at point b, a policy to restore full employment would be

Changes in the interest rate help explain

Which of the following shifts aggregate demand to the right?

The Kennedy tax cut of 1964 was

The multiplier is computed as MPC / 1 - MPC).

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

"Monetary policy can be described either in terms of the money supply or in terms of the interest rate." This statement amounts to the assertion that

The goal of stabilization policy is to stabilize aggregate . As a result, stabilization policy will also stabilize _____ and _____.

According to John Maynard Keynes,

The multiplier effect

Scenario 34-2. The following facts apply to a small, imaginary economy. • Consumption spending is $6,720 when income is $8,000. • Consumption spending is $7,040 when income is $8,500. -Refer to Scenario 34-2. The marginal propensity to consume for this economy is

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

Which of the following policy actions shifts the aggregate-demand curve?

Ten Principles of Economics

Thinking Like an Economist

Interdependence and the Gains From Trade

The Market Forces of Supply and Demand

Measuring a Nations Income

Measuring the Cost of Living

Production and Growth

Saving, Investment, and the Financial System

The Basic Tools of Finance

Unemployment and Its Natural Rate

The Monetary System

Money Growth and Inflation

Open-Economy Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts

A Macroeconomic Theory of the Open Economy

Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

The Short-Run Tradeoff Between Inflation and Unemployment

Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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The goal of stabilization policy is to stabilize aggregate . As a result, stabilization policy will also stabilize _ and _.