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| 1. | The Marginal Propensity to ______ is the fraction of each additional (marginal) dollar of disposable income spent on consumption |
| 5. | ________ spending is responsible for the smallest part of aggregate demand |
| 6. | An increase in the average level of prices of goods and services |
| 8. | The GDP ____ is often the difference between full-employment output & the amount of output demanded at current price levels |
| 9. | ________ spending is responsible for the largest part of aggregate demand |
| 10. | _______ ______ are payments to individuals for which no services are exchanged & are not included in government spending |
| 11. | The higher the _______, the greater the multitier effect |
| 13. | The price-output relationship at equilibrium may not satisfy our macroeconomics goals |
| 15. | _____ _____ is the use of government taxes and spending to alter undesirable macroeconomic outcomes |
| 19. | Automatic ________ are counter-cyclical but are not fiscal policy tools; they kick in automatically |
| 21. | Tax increases reduce disposable income & this _____ consumption |
| 22. | Tax hikes shift the aggregate demand curve to the _____ |
| 25. | ________ income = after-tax income of consumers |
| 26. | A _____ cut directly increases disposable income |
| 28. | The ______ is the number by which an initial change in aggregate spending will ultimately impact AD after the ripple of spending cycles have worked themselves out; _______ = 1/(1-MPC) or 1/MPS (___=same word) |
| 29. | Multiplier x ______ change in government spending = Total Change in Spending |
| 30. | _______ AD to close the GDP gap |
| 31. | The government borrows money to pay for ____ spending; does not print more money |
| 32. | The ______ is the total outstanding amount of US government obligations |