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"Crowding-out" occurs in the IS-LM model as rising government spending requires a ________ in the interest rate in order to ________ the demand for money at the new equilibrium, thus ________ planned private investment.


A) rise, keep constant, lowering
B) rise, raise, lowering
C) rise, lower, raising
D) fall, keep constant, raising
E) fall, raise, lowering

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Figure 4-8 Figure 4-8   -Given the level of real GDP, the equilibrium level of the interest rate depends on the A)  demand for money. B)  monetary-fiscal policy mix. C)  size of the multiplier. D)  extent of crowding out. -Given the level of real GDP, the equilibrium level of the interest rate depends on the


A) demand for money.
B) monetary-fiscal policy mix.
C) size of the multiplier.
D) extent of crowding out.

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Figure 4-4 Figure 4-4   -In figure above, if the interest rate falls from 10% to 7.5% and this causes businesses to become more optimistic about future investment conditions, we would observe that planned investment would A)  decrease from B to C to D. B)  increase from B to C to D. C)  increase from B to C to F. D)  decrease from B to C to F. -In figure above, if the interest rate falls from 10% to 7.5% and this causes businesses to become more optimistic about future investment conditions, we would observe that planned investment would


A) decrease from B to C to D.
B) increase from B to C to D.
C) increase from B to C to F.
D) decrease from B to C to F.

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Monetary policy will have a large income effect provided the


A) IS curve is flat.
B) LM curve is steep.
C) IS curve is steep.
D) LM curve is flat.

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The September 11 attacks had the effect of shifting the


A) IS curve to the right.
B) IS curve to the left.
C) LM curve to the right.
D) LM curve to the left.

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If the IS curve is negatively sloped and the LM curve is positively sloped


A) an increase in government expenditures will raise real GDP and lower interest rates.
B) a fall in the real money supply will raise real GDP and lower the interest rate.
C) an increase in taxes and an increase in money supply will lower the interest rate and give little or no change in real GDP.
D) an increase in taxes and a fall in the money supply will raise the interest rate and give little or no change in real GDP.

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Figure 4-8 Figure 4-8   -The fiscal-policy multiplier will be greater A)  the greater is the interest responsiveness of the demand for money. B)  the smaller is the interest responsiveness of autonomous expenditures. C)  the smaller is the income responsiveness of the demand for money. D)  All of the above tend to make the fiscal-policy multiplier greater. -The fiscal-policy multiplier will be greater


A) the greater is the interest responsiveness of the demand for money.
B) the smaller is the interest responsiveness of autonomous expenditures.
C) the smaller is the income responsiveness of the demand for money.
D) All of the above tend to make the fiscal-policy multiplier greater.

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Complete "crowding-out" describes the situation in the economy when


A) fiscal policy is effective in changing output.
B) the shift in the LM curve by monetary policy is "impotent."
C) the shift in the IS curve by fiscal policy is "impotent."
D) fiscal policy crowds out monetary policy.

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Suppose the government increases its expenditures by $100 billion and simultaneously reduces the money supply by $100 billion. We definitely know that


A) equilibrium GDP will fall.
B) equilibrium GDP will rise.
C) the interest rate will rise.
D) the interest rate will fall.

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On a diagram with "calories consumed per day" on the horizontal axis and "exercise per day" on the vertical axis, we can draw a line along which your body weight at this moment will remain constant. This line is analogous to how ________ for changing values of the variables on the two axes.


A) the IS curve holds income constant
B) the IS curve holds the demand for money constant
C) the LM curve holds the demand for money constant
D) the LM curve holds income constant

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The three functions of money are


A) store of value, medium of exchange, payment specie.
B) store of value, unit of account, bank settlement.
C) store of value, unit of account, to regulate the economy.
D) store of value, unit of account, medium of exchange.

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To "accommodate" an expansionary fiscal policy, the Fed ________ the money supply in order to hold ________ constant.


A) expands, the interest rate
B) expands, real income
C) contracts, the interest rate
D) contracts, real income

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Figure 4-1 Figure 4-1   -If there is unplanned inventory decumulation there is excess A)  demand for bonds. B)  supply of bonds. C)  demand for commodities. D)  supply of commodities. -If there is unplanned inventory decumulation there is excess


A) demand for bonds.
B) supply of bonds.
C) demand for commodities.
D) supply of commodities.

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If the Fed's goal is to hold income constant, an expansionary fiscal policy must be accompanied by ________ monetary policy, and the Fed must allow the interest rate to ________ significantly.


A) an expansionary, rise
B) an expansionary, fall
C) a contractionary, rise
D) a contractionary, fall

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On a money demand diagram with the interest rate on the vertical axis, the real money balance demand schedule would be a vertical line under the assumption that


A) a lower interest rate raises the demand for real money.
B) a lower interest rate lowers the demand for real money balances.
C) the interest rate has no effect on the demand for real money balances.
D) balances.
E) a higher real GDP raises the demand for real money balances.

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With normally-sloped IS and LM curves, an increase in government spending ________ the interest rate, which ________ autonomous planned expenditure, resulting in a final increase in income ________ than what the government spending increase would have produced in the Chapter 3 model.


A) lowers, raises, greater
B) lowers, lowers, greater
C) raises, lowers, less
D) raises, raises, less
E) raises, raises, greater

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As income and production rise, the demand for real money balances will ________ and interest rates will ________.


A) fall; fall
B) rise; rise
C) rise; fall
D) fall; rise

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A change in interest rates ________, while a change in income ________ the real money demand schedule.


A) decreases; increases
B) has a large effect on; has no effect on
C) moves the economy along; shifts
D) shifts; moves along

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When the demand for money depends only on real income, the resulting ________ LM curve causes fiscal policy to have a ________ effect on income.


A) vertical, very strong
B) vertical, zero
C) horizontal, very strong
D) horizontal, zero

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For a given level of equilibrium GDP, a tight-money/easy-fiscal policy mix compared with easy-money/tight-fiscal policy mix implies a


A) lower interest rate.
B) lower level of investment.
C) higher level of taxation.
D) lower level of government expenditures.

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