Question 1

Consumption depends on:

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A)  total income.
B)  disposable income.
C)  pre-tax income.
D)  Consumption is unrelated to income.

Question 2

If the government were to increase its spending,it would expect:

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A)  aggregate demand to shift to the right.
B)  aggregate demand to shift to the left.
C)  aggregate supply to shift to the right.
D)  aggregate supply to shift to the left.

Question 3

Economists usually suggest that the best way to examine the deficit is by expressing it:

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A)  as a percentage of GDP.
B)  in real terms.
C)  in nominal terms.
D)  None of these is true.

Question 4

Fiscal policy is:

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A)  government decisions about the level of taxation and public spending.
B)  congressional budget office decisions.
C)  the decisions that affect the available money supply in the economy.
D)  government decisions about the level of the interest rate in the economy.

Question 5

The government-spending multiplier tells us:

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A)  the amount by which GDP increases when government spending increases by $1.
B)  the amount by which GDP decreases when government increases its spending on capital goods by $1.
C)  the fraction of each dollar that will increase GDP of each dollar spent by the government.
D)  the amount by which government spending increases when GDP increases by $1.

Question 6

Economist John Maynard Keynes once said,"In the long run,we are all dead." Keynes was likely:

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A)  in favor of using fiscal policy.
B)  against the use of fiscal policy.
C)  in favor of allowing the economy to always correct itself.
D)  None of these statements is true.

Question 7

If the MPC were to increase from 0.75 to 0.8,then the government spending multiplier would:

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A)  increase from 4 to 5.
B)  decrease from 5 to 4.
C)  increase from 0.2 to 0.25.
D)  decrease from 1.25 to 1.2.

Question 8

Johnny has been working a lot of overtime during the most current economic boom.As a result,his income is high enough for him to move from the 10 percent tax bracket to the 15 percent tax bracket.So,Johnny pays a higher percentage of a higher income to the government this year.The increased amount paid to the government is an example of:

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A)  discretionary fiscal policy slowing the economy.
B)  automatic stabilizers slowing the economy.
C)  discretionary fiscal policy encouraging economic activity.
D)  automatic stabilizers encouraging economic activity.

Question 9

If interest rates increase,the government debt becomes:

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A)  more expensive to pay.
B)  less expensive to pay.
C)  more volatile.
D)  less of a burden.

Question 10

The total amount of money that a government owes is called:

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A)  a budget deficit.
B)  a budget surplus.
C)  national debt.
D)  national surplus.

Question 11

If the government undertakes expansionary fiscal policy,it might:

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A)  increase income taxes.
B)  decrease income taxes.
C)  decrease government spending.
D)  increase corporate income taxes.

Question 12

The direct cost of debt depends on:

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A)  the interest rate.
B)  fiscal policy.
C)  the implementation lag.
D)  the amount of the deficit.

Question 13

Keynesian policy:

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A)  refers to policies that actively shift aggregate demand in an effort to reach full employment.
B)  refers to fiscal policy.
C)  promotes spending more and taxing less to boost economic activity to potential GDP.
D)  All of these are true.

Question 14

A budget deficit is:

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A)  the amount of money a government spends beyond the net revenue it brings in.
B)  the amount of net revenue a government brings in beyond what it spends.
C)  the total amount of money that a government owes.
D)  the total amount of money that a government is owed.

Question 15

If the government wishes to increase GDP by $1,200b,and the MPC is 0.8,it should:

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A)  increase taxes by $240b.
B)  decrease taxes by $240b.
C)  increase taxes by $300b.
D)  decrease taxes by $300b.

Question 16

Automatic stabilizers are the:

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A)  taxes and government spending that affect fiscal policy without specific action from policymakers.
B)  fiscal policies that government actively chooses to adopt.
C)  expansionary fiscal policies.
D)  Keynesian policies.

Question 17

Rising unemployment and decreased business confidence could be signs that the economy is at the start of a(n) :

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A)  recession.
B)  boom.
C)  recovery.
D)  expansion.

Question 18

Fiscal policy that the government actively chooses to adopt is called:

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A)  automatic stabilizing policy.
B)  discretionary fiscal policy.
C)  monetary policy.
D)  contractionary policy.

Question 19

If the government increased taxes by $400,and the GDP decreased $600 as a result,the MPC must be:

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A)  0.60.
B)  0.75.
C)  -0.60.
D)  1.5.

Question 20

Ricardian equivalence predicts:

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A)  that if governments cut taxes but not spending,people will not change their behavior.
B)  if people perceive current tax cuts to mean higher tax payments in the future,the cuts will have little expansionary effect.
C)  the consumers need to feel as though they will not have to pay in the future for current spending to make current tax cuts effective expansionary policy.
D)  All of these are true.

Exam 29: Fiscal Policy

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The total amount of money that a government owes is called:

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If interest rates increase,the government debt becomes:

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Economists usually suggest that the best way to examine the deficit is by expressing it:

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Rising unemployment and decreased business confidence could be signs that the economy is at the start of a(n) :

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If the government undertakes expansionary fiscal policy,it might:

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If the government were to increase its spending,it would expect:

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Fiscal policy is:

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Ricardian equivalence predicts:

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Keynesian policy:

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Fiscal policy that the government actively chooses to adopt is called:

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If the government increased taxes by $400,and the GDP decreased $600 as a result,the MPC must be:

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If the government wishes to increase GDP by $1,200b,and the MPC is 0.8,it should:

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The government-spending multiplier tells us:

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If the MPC were to increase from 0.75 to 0.8,then the government spending multiplier would:

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A budget deficit is:

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Consumption depends on:

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The direct cost of debt depends on:

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Economist John Maynard Keynes once said,"In the long run,we are all dead." Keynes was likely:

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If the government increased taxes by $400,and the GDP decreased $600 as a result,the MPC must be:

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If the government wishes to increase GDP by $1,200b,and the MPC is 0.8,it should:

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If the MPC were to increase from 0.75 to 0.8,then the government spending multiplier would:

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