1 2 3 4   Year Actual budget deficit (–) or surplus (+) Standardized budget deficit (–) or surplus (+) Direction of fiscal policy   1 3.9 2.1       2 – 4.5 – 2.6     3 – 4.7 – 3.0     4 – 3.9 – 2.6     5 – 2.9 – 2.0     6 – 2.2 – 1.9

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  1. Complete the table below by stating whether the direction of discretionary fiscal policy was contractionary (C), expansionary (E), or neither (N), given the hypothetical budget data for an

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

 

Year

Actual budget deficit (–) or surplus (+)

Standardized budget deficit (–) or surplus (+)

Direction of fiscal policy

 

1

3.9

2.1

 

 

 

2

– 4.5

– 2.6

 

 

3

– 4.7

– 3.0

 

 

4

– 3.9

– 2.6

 

 

5

– 2.9

– 2.0

 

 

6

– 2.2

– 1.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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