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In the Keynesian cross diagram an increasing investment spending because companies become more optimistic about investment profitability causes the aggregate demand function to shift ______ and the equilibrium level of aggregate output to rise and the IS curve to shift to the
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A. up ; right
B. up ; left
C. down ;left
D. down ; right
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An example of discretionary fiscal policy would be.
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A. The operation of the welfare sate
B. The operation of the processive federal income tax
C. A tax cut adopted to stimulate consumption
D. An interest rate out in plummeted to stimulate consumption
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Factor that cause the IS curve to shift include.
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A. Change in autocoups consumer spending
B. Change in taxes
C. Change in government spending
D. All of the above
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By controlling the monetary base economists mean
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A. Controlling the money multiplier
B. Restricting the amount of cash in circulation
C. Not allowing commercial banks to issue notes and coins
D. making banks keep a certain % of their assets as M0
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A decrease in fully autonomous investment other things equal shifts the ______ curve to the
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A. IS ; right
B. IS ; Left
C. LM ; Left
D. LM ; right
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Monetary policy can affect output.
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A. this statement is always true
B. This statements always false
C. This statement is true only in the short run
D. This statement is true only in the medium run and the long run
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If the original money supply is MSo and the original demand for money is MDo then
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A. The equilibrium interest rate and savings are 5% and 50
B. The money supply is 200 and equilibrium income is 500
C. The equilibrium interest rate and income are 5% and 600
D. The speculative demand is 25
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If the Federal reserve conducts open market __ the money supply __ shifting LM curve to the left.
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A. Purchases ; decreases
B. sales ; decreases
C. purchases ; increases
D. sales ; increases
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The implementation lag for monetary policy is generally
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A. Much longer than it is for fiscal policy
B. Unrelated to central bank action
C. The same as it is for fiscal policy
D. Much shorter than it is for fiscal policy.
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There are _______ major instrument of monetary policy.
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A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. None
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As the required reserve ratio is decreased the money multiplier.
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A. Could either increase or decrease
B. Remains the same as long as banks hold no excess reserves
C. Increase
D. Decreases
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The relation between M2 and inflation is tighter than the relation between M1 and inflation because.
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A. M1 is larger than M2
B. The demand for M2 is more stable
C. M1 includes more liquid assets the M2
D. None of the above answers is correct.
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The purpose of fiscal policy is to
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A. Alter the direction of the economy
B. Change people's attitudes toward governemnt
C. Educate people as to the importance of economics
D. Offer insight into the way thing work
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In the Keynesian corss diagram, and cline in autonomous consumer expenditure causes the aggregate demand function to shift down the equilibrium level of aggregate output to___________ and the IS curve to shift to the.
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A. up ; left
B. up ; right
C. down ; left
D. down ; right
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One of money's primary roles in the economy comes from the use of money to transfer purchasing power to the future This role of money is called.
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A. store of value
B. Unit of account
C. Medium of exchange
D. Standard of deferred payment
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The central bank and the government are working against each other if as the government cuts taxes the central bank
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A. Sells government bonds
B. Lowers the discount rate
C. Increase the money supply
D. Decrease the legal reserve requirements
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A major advantage of monetary over fiscal policy is that monetary policy
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A. Can be put into effect more quickly
B. Affects all sectors of the economy equally
C. Authorities are quicker to see the need for policy
D. Has a more direct and predictable impact on spending.
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Total utility of a commodity is measured by which price of that commodity.
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A. Value in use.
B. Value in exchange
C. Both of above
D. None of above
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If the nominal money supply doubles while real money demand is unchanged what happens to the price level.
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A. The price level increases by a factor of four
B. The price level doubles
C. The price level is unchanged
D. The price level falls by one half.
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Which of the following is not an important variable in growth accounting calculations.
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A. Productivity growth
B. Money supply growth
C. Labor growth
D. Capital growth
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