AP Macroeconomics Unit 5 Questions And
Answers
Contractionary monetary policy REDUCES the money supply. The Fed may decide to
take a contractionary approach by INCREASING the interest rates. Indicates a shift in AD to the
left to full employment, and reduce inflationary pressures
Cost Push ...
Contractionary monetary policy REDUCES the money supply. The Fed may decide to
take a contractionary approach by INCREASING the interest rates. Indicates a shift in AD to the
left to full employment, and reduce inflationary pressures
Cost Push Inflation increases in the price level (inflation)resulting from an increase in
resource costs (for example, raw material prices) and hence in per unit production costs; inflation
caused by reductions in aggregate supply
Crowding out effect the offset in aggregate demand that results when expansionary fiscal
policy raises the interest rate and thereby reduces investment spending
Debt Deflation the reduction in aggregate demand arising from the increase in the real
burden of outstanding debt caused by deflation
Debt GDP Ratio is the ratio between a country's government debt and its gross domestic
product (GDP)
, AP Macroeconomics Unit 5 Questions And
Answers
Demand pull inflation is asserted to arise when aggregate demand in an economy outpaces
aggregate supply.
ex) Economists will often say that demand-pull inflation is a result of too many dollars chasing
too few goods.
Discretionary Monetary Policy deliberate changed in any of the Fed tools to create
counter cyclical pressures to encourage expansion or dampen inflation
ex)
the use of changes in the interest rate or the money supply to stabilize the economy
Disinflation vs. Deflation Disinflation is an inflation rate that is decreasing but still >0.
Deflation is a negative inflation rate
ex) A slowing in the rate of price inflation
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