When the government boosts demand by increasing spending or lowering taxes to help pull the economy out of...

When the government boosts demand by increasing spending or lowering taxes to help pull the economy out of a downturn, it is carrying out __________.
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automatic stabilizers
contractionary fiscal policy
expansionary fiscal policy
When policymakers try to slow rapid price increases by reducing government spending or raising taxes, they are implementing __________.
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When built-in programs automatically provide more support during recessions and scale back as conditions improve, even without new legislation, they operate as __________.
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