2. The multiplier effect of a change in government purchases Consider a hypothetical closed economy in which households spend $0.70 of each additional dollar they earn and save the remaining $0.30. The marginal propensity to consume (MPC) for this economy is and the spending multiplier for this economy is Suppose the government in this economy decides to decrease government purchases by $300 billion. The decrease in government purchases will lead to a decrease in income, generating an initial change in consumption equal to . This decreases income yet again, causing a second change in consumption equal to The total change in demand resulting from the initial change in government spending is

2. The multiplier effect of a change in government purchases Consider a hypothetical closed economy in which households spend $0.70 of each additional dollar they earn and save the remaining $0.30. The marginal propensity to consume (MPC) for this economy is and the spending multiplier for this economy is Suppose the government in this economy decides to decrease government purchases by $300 billion. The decrease in government purchases will lead to a decrease in income, generating an initial change in consumption equal to . This decreases income yet again, causing a second change in consumption equal to The total change in demand resulting from the initial change in government spending is

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