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Explain the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy.

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Fiscal policy refers to factor...

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If the monetary authority wants to mitigate the effects of an unstable IS curve on output, it must accept the necessity of changes in the money supply.

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A change in the price level shifts


A) IS.
B) LM.
C) AD.
D) all of the above.

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Equilibrium output will rise and the equilibrium interest rate will fall if


A) government spending increases.
B) the money supply increases.
C) exports increase.
D) all of the above.

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A financial panic would cause _____ to shift to the right.


A) money demand
B) LM
C) AD
D) all of the above

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An increase in the price level affects the LM curve because of its impact on consumption.

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Crowding out implies that an increase in government spending affects only the price level and not output.

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Using an IS-LM graph starting from the natural rate of output, show the impact of an increase in taxes in the short run and the long run. What does this say about the effectiveness of policy?

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blured image An increase in taxes shifts the IS curv...

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Fiscal policy cannot raise output above the natural rate in the


A) short run.
B) long run.
C) both of the above.
D) neither of the above.

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In the IS-LM model, policy is said to be ineffective in the long run because it cannot change


A) the price level.
B) output.
C) the interest rate.
D) all of the above.

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If investment spending is unstable, to stabilize output the central bank should target the


A) money supply.
B) interest rate.
C) reserve requirement
D) none of the above.

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The AD curve


A) represents IS-LM equilibrium points.
B) shifts opposite from the IS or LM curves.
C) both a and b
D) none of the above

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An increase in autonomous investment causes the ____ and _____ curves to shift to the right.


A) IS, LM
B) IS, AD
C) LM, AD
D) none of the above

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A decrease in output shifts the LM curve to the right.

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Explain why aggregate demand slopes down in terms of the IS-LM model.

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An increase in the price level...

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Show a graph where an increase in the money supply and an increase in government spending lead to an increase in the equilibrium interest rate in the short run. What is required for this to happen?

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blured image The increase in government spending shi...

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The graph above shows an increase in government spending. Crowding out is apparent since the change in output from _____ is less than the change in output from


A) A to B, A to C.
B) B to C, A to C.
C) B to C, A to B.
D) none of the above.

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Government spending and the money supply both fall. As a result, the equilibrium interest rate must


A) rise.
B) fall.
C) stay the same.
D) cannot be determined.

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When the Fed increases the money supply, what happens to investment? How is this shown on an IS-LM graph?

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Investment rises as ...

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If financial panics are the greatest concern for monetary policymakers, an interest rate target is superior to a money supply target.

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