Economists consider “nonactivist policymakers” as those who think that 

Assume initially that the economy is in long run equilibrium. Unexpectedly, a negative supply shock occurs.  If the Federal Reserve follows a policy of inflation stabilization, it will ______ and ultimately output is _______, holding all else constant. 

According the the Aggregate Demand/Aggregate Supply model, the economy will always eventually converge to _________ in the long run.

Assume initially that the economy is in long run equilibrium. Unexpectedly, a negative supply shock occurs.  If the Federal Reserve does not respond to the shock with appropriate monetary policy, then we would expect

Once a policy is in place, it still takes some time for it to have an impact on the economy.  We call this __________.  

Suppose that the Federal Reserve pursued a loose, or easy, monetary policy.  We would then expect _____ to ________, holding all else constant.

How does the Federal Reserve change the monetary base?  

The Fed regulates the percentage of deposits that banks must hold in reserve by setting the required reserve ratio.  Currently, the required reserve ratio is set at 0%.  Therefore,  

Which of the following arguments do nonactivists use to explain why they might oppose fiscal policy?  

The Chairman of the Board of Governors serves a ________, renewable term.