Exam 15: The Influence of Monetary and Fiscal Policy on Aggregate Demand

The government buys a bridge. The owner of the company that builds the bridge pays her workers. The workers increase their spending. Firms that the workers buy goods from increase their output. Which of the following does this type of effect on spending illustrate?

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Question 61

What do supply-side economists focus more on than other economists?

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Question 62

If the stock market crashes, what would be the effect on aggregate demand and how could the Bank of Canada offset those effects?

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Question 63

In which of the following situations do people want to hold more money?

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Question 64

When Parliament reduces spending in order to balance the budget, which of the following does it need to consider?

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Question 65

If the Bank of Canada allows the exchange rate to vary freely, which of the following effects will an expansionary fiscal policy have?

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Question 66

Assume that the MPC is 0.8. Assuming that only the multiplier effect matters, how will a decrease in government purchases of $15 billion shift the aggregate demand curve?

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Question 67

According to supply-side theories, which of the following happens if the government cuts the tax rate?

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Question 68

Which of the following best defines the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)?

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Question 69

As the MPC gets close to 1, what does the value of the multiplier approach?

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Question 70

According to liquidity preference theory, how are the price level and the interest rate related?

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Question 71

Why and in what way are fiscal policy lags different from monetary policy lags?

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Question 72

Which of the following is consistent with the supply-side theories?

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Question 73

According to the crowding-out effect, how does a decrease in government spending affect the interest rate and investment spending?

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Question 74

Suppose that the MPC is 0.50 and there is no investment accelerator or crowding-out effects. If government expenditures increase by $20 billion, what happens to aggregate demand?

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Question 75

If a central bank targets the interest rate, what does this imply?

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Question 76

Why do people primarily own or hold money?

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Question 77

Which of the following is NOT a reason the aggregate demand curve slopes downward?

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Question 78

In the short run, a decrease in the money supply causes interest rates and aggregate demand to do what?

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Question 79

The theory of liquidity preference assumes that the nominal supply of money is determined by which of the following?

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The government buys a bridge. The owner of the company that builds the bridge pays her workers. The workers increase their spending. Firms that the workers buy goods from increase their output. Which of the following does this type of effect on spending illustrate?

What do supply-side economists focus more on than other economists?

If the stock market crashes, what would be the effect on aggregate demand and how could the Bank of Canada offset those effects?

In which of the following situations do people want to hold more money?

When Parliament reduces spending in order to balance the budget, which of the following does it need to consider?

If the Bank of Canada allows the exchange rate to vary freely, which of the following effects will an expansionary fiscal policy have?

Assume that the MPC is 0.8. Assuming that only the multiplier effect matters, how will a decrease in government purchases of $15 billion shift the aggregate demand curve?

According to supply-side theories, which of the following happens if the government cuts the tax rate?

Which of the following best defines the marginal propensity to consume (MPC)?

As the MPC gets close to 1, what does the value of the multiplier approach?

According to liquidity preference theory, how are the price level and the interest rate related?

Why and in what way are fiscal policy lags different from monetary policy lags?

Which of the following is consistent with the supply-side theories?

According to the crowding-out effect, how does a decrease in government spending affect the interest rate and investment spending?

Suppose that the MPC is 0.50 and there is no investment accelerator or crowding-out effects. If government expenditures increase by $20 billion, what happens to aggregate demand?

If a central bank targets the interest rate, what does this imply?

Why do people primarily own or hold money?

Which of the following is NOT a reason the aggregate demand curve slopes downward?

In the short run, a decrease in the money supply causes interest rates and aggregate demand to do what?

The theory of liquidity preference assumes that the nominal supply of money is determined by which of the following?

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