Government budget is the difference between the revenue received and the expenditure committed. The expenditure part is composed of government spending on goods and services, as well as transfer payments such as unemployment benefits. If there is an unemployment then there will be an increase in unemployment benefits. This will increase the expenditure part of the budget. As a result, if there was a budget surplus it will now be reduced and if there was a budget deficit it would be larger.
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** LUIE detination Fiscal policy Budget deficit Budget surplus National Debt Marginal Tax Rate Progressive tax Regressive tax Deficit Dove Deficit Hawk Automatic Stabilizers Laffer curve 1. Use the loanable funds model to explain why classicals argue that government deficits crowd out private spending. Explain why Keynesians argue that government deficits crowd in private spending. 2. Explain the logic behind "trickle down economics" (i.e the supply-side argument in favor of cutting taxes on the wealthy). Explain why Keynesians don't believe...
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 1.Explain the effect of a discretionary cut in taxes of $40 billion on the economy when the economy’s marginal propensity to consume is .75. How does this discretionary fiscal policy differ from a discretionary increase in government spending of $40 billion? 2.Explain what is meant by a built-in stabilizer and give two examples. 3.Differentiate between discretionary fiscal policy and nondiscretionary or built-in stabilization policy. 4.What does the “standardized budget” measure and of what significance is this concept? 6.What are...
Explain the difference between “active” discretionary fiscal policy advocated by mainstream economists and “passive” fiscal policy advocated by new classical economists. A. Advocates of “active” discretionary fiscal policy argue that the economy is automatically self-correcting when disturbed from its full-employment level of real output. B .are opposed to the use of discretionary fiscal policy, whereas advocates of “passive” fiscal policy are in favor of deficit spending during recessions. C argue that if the economy does not return to full employment...
1. Expain the effect of a discretionary cut in taxes of $40 billion on the economy when the economy’s marginal propensity to consume is .75. How does this discretionary fiscal policy differ from a discretionary increase in government spending of $40 billion? 2.Explain what is meant by a built-in stabilizer and give two examples. 3.Differentiate between discretionary fiscal policy and nondiscretionary or built-in stabilization policy. 4.What does the “standardized budget” measure and of what significance is this concept? 5.What are...
5. Which type of fiscal policy creates budget deficit and why? Should we put more emphasis on budget eficit or the fiscal policy? (2 + 3 points)
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Q8. Why does balance of payment always balance even when balance of trade may not be in balance? How does the US government pay for its chronic trade deficit of over $400 billion per year for so many years? Does this trade deficit matter in the long run? 09. How can monetary policy actions reduce the trade deficit? How might the increase in budget deficit from expansionary fiscal policy increase the trade...
What effect does a contractionary fiscal policy have on the federal budget and private investment? Select the correct answer below: It increases the surplus, leading to crowding out. It decreases the surplus, leading to crowding in. It increases the deficit, and crowds out private investment. It decreases the deficit, and encourages private investment.
QUESTION 1 Which of the following is an example of an automatic fiscal policy stabilizer? a. Tax revenues fall as real GDP decreases. b. Congress decides to cut spending on national defense. c. Congress cuts individual income tax rates. d. Tax revenues rise after Congress raises corporate tax rates. QUESTION 7 When a country's economy is producing at a level that is less than its potential GDP, the standardized employment deficit will show a ________ than the actual deficit. a....
71. The natural employment surplus ________ be used to determine the effectiveness of discretionary fiscal policy actions because ________. cannot; it excludes non-discretionary spending changes can; it includes non-discretionary spending changes cannot; it includes non-discretionary spending changes can; it excludes automatic stabilization expenditures 72. If an increase in expected inflation equally raises the nominal interest rate, the expected real interest rate ________ and thus investment demand ________. rises, increases rises, decreases is unchanged, is unchanged falls, increases falls, decreases 73....
Governments may wish to increase output without running a budget deficit. The question is whether policy changes in government spending G and net taxes T that maintain a balanced budget can result in changes in economic output Y. To start, consider the equilibrium condition in the goods market, given by 1. a) By how much does Y increase when G increases by one unit? b) By how much does Y decrease when T increases by one unit? c) Why are...