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Chapter 16
Brief Principles of Macroeconomics Vocabulary
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
11/29/2013

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Theory of Liquidity Preferences
Definition
Keynes's theory that the interest rate adjusts to bring money supply and money demand into balance
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Fiscal Policy
Definition
the setting of the level of goverment spending and taxation by government policymakers
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Multiplier Effect
Definition
the additional shifts in aggregate demand that result when expansionary fiscal policy increases income and thereby increase consumer spending
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Crowding-Out Effect
Definition
the offset in aggregate demand that results when expansionary fiscal policy raises the interest rate and thereby reduces investment spending
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Automatic Stabilizers
Definition
changes in fiscal policy that stimulate aggregate demand when the economy goes into recession without policymakers having to take any deliberate action
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