Countercyclical Fiscal Policy

question 87

Multiple Choice

Countercyclical fiscal policy

• A) is fiscal policy that seeks to counteract business-cycle fluctuations.
• B) only includes expansionary fiscal policy.
• C) only includes contractionary fiscal policy.
• D) attempts to counteract pro-cyclical fiscal policy.
• E) is no longer used by the government.

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Definitions:

Duodenum

The first part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, where most chemical digestion takes place.

Jejunum

The mid-section of the small intestine in humans, where most of the digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs.

Crop

Of birds and some invertebrates, an enlarged portion of the esophagus that stores food.

Birds

Warm-blooded, feathered vertebrates with beaks, laying hard-shelled eggs, and capable of flight in most species.