Mistimed contractionary fiscal policy can cause:
a. inflation.
b. rising interest rates.
c. a recession.
d. a real shock.
Ans) the correct option is c) A recession
Mistimed contractionary fiscal policy leads to decrease in economic growth and increase in unemployment,
Mistimed contractionary fiscal policy can cause: a. inflation. b. rising interest rates. c. a recession. d....
Expansionary fiscal policy ________________ to fight______________. increase the money supply and cut interest rates, recession. decrease the money supply and raise interest rates, inflation. increase government spending and cut taxes, recession. decrease government spending and raise taxes, inflation.
During a recession, economists traditionally focus on monetary and fiscal policies to bolster the economy. a. Use the aggregate demand - aggregate supply (AD-AS) model in Panel A to show the effect of a tax cut, in the form of a tax rebate, given to each taxpayer. If inflation is high during a recession, some economists advocate cuts on marginal tax rates, to help avoid additional inflation. b. Use the AD-AS model in Panel B to show the effect of...
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30) An appropriate fiscal policy for a severe recession is B) a decrease in tax rates. D) a decrease in government spending. A) appreciation of the dollar. C) an increase in interest rates. 31) A contractionary fiscal policy is shown as a A) rightward shift in the economy's aggregate demand curve. B) rightward shift in the economy's aggregate supply curve C) leftward shift in the economy's aggregate demand curve. D) movement along an existing aggregate demand curve. 32) A...
Question 38 A contractionary fiscal policy is shown as a: rightward shift in the economy's aggregate demand curve. rightward shift in the economy's aggregate supply curve. movement along an existing aggregate demand curve. leftward shift in the economy's aggregate demand curve. Question 39 An appropriate fiscal policy for a severe recession is: a decrease in government spending. a decrease in tax rates. appreciation of the dollar. an increase in interest rates.
Monetary policy created the 1980-82 recession by ___ and ___. a. raising interest rates to lower spending, inflation and inflation expectations b. lowering interest rates to lower spending, inflation and inflation expectations c. moving the economy off the Gold Standard following the 1970s oil shocks d. raising taxes to take money out of the economy
During a recession, if a government uses an expansionary fiscal policy to increase GDP, the: Question 21 options: a) aggregate supply curve will shift to the right. b) aggregate supply curve will shift to the left. c) aggregate demand curve will shift to the left. d) aggregate demand curve will shift to the right. Suppose the government passes a new law that decreases tax rates. This policy is… Question 22 options: a) automatic and expansionary b) automatic and contractionary c)...
Describe the effects of contractionary fiscal policy by the domestic government on output, the real interest rate, and net exports in both the domestic and foreign country, using a Keynesian model.
Specify whether expansionary or contractionary fiscal policy would seem to be most appropriate in response to each of the situations below. For each of the situations below, sketch an AD-AS diagram using the vertical potential GDP, aggregate demand, and aggregate supply curves to illustrate your answer on (1) and shows what happen to the price level, employment level, and output gap. a. A recession. The economy is in the flat aggregate supply zone. b. A stock market collapse that hurts...
WEEK 6: MONETARY POLICY AND FISCAL POLICY A healthy economy typically has low rates of unemployment and steady prices. Low rates of unemployment means that the economy is operating at its full potential. To ensure the economy continues to operate at potential GDP (full capacity where all savings are invested in production functions, and where all those who wish to work can find a job, and all other factors of production are fully utilized in the production function), governments use...
35. Inflation means that: A. all prices are rising, but at different rates. B. all prices are rising and at the same rate. C.prices on average are rising, although some particular prices may be falling. D. real incomes are rising 36. The annual rate of inflation can be found by subtracting A. the real income from the nominal income. B. last year's price index from this year's price index C. this year's price index from last year's price index and...