9- When expectations are taken into account, a policy to reduce budget deficit may not lead to a fall in output in the current period. Which of the followings cannot be listed as factor that offsets the detrimental impact of fiscal contraction on the output in the short run? a) O Increasing tax rates harshly to finance deficit. b) Credibility of the deficit reduction program. C)O Cutting wasteful spending and leaving room for future tax cuts. d) O Backloading the deficit reduction, leaving larger cuts in government spending to the future while only small cuts today.
9- When expectations are taken into account, a policy to reduce budget deficit may not lead to a fall in output in the current period. Which of the followings cannot be listed as factor that offsets the detrimental impact of fiscal contraction on the output in the short run? a) O Increasing tax rates harshly to finance deficit. b) Credibility of the deficit reduction program. C)O Cutting wasteful spending and leaving room for future tax cuts. d) O Backloading the deficit reduction, leaving larger cuts in government spending to the future while only small cuts today.
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Transcribed Image Text:9- When expectations are taken into account, a policy to reduce budget deficit may not lead to a fall in output in the
current period. Which of the followings cannot be listed as factor that offsets the detrimental impact of fiscal
contraction on the output in the short run?
a) O Increasing tax rates harshly to finance deficit.
b) O Credibility of the deficit reduction program.
c) O Cutting wasteful spending and leaving room for future tax cuts.
d) O Backloading the deficit reduction, leaving larger cuts in government spending to the future while only small cuts
today.
11 - Suppose government implements an unexpected tax increase. However, as a result of that unexpected fiscal
contraction, the central bank worries about "recession" and plans to respond that by reducing the policy rate. Given
this information, we would expect that
a) Oif output remain unchanged, this policy will have an ambiguous effect on stock prices.
b) O if output remain unchanged, stock prices will rise.
c)O if output remain unchanged, stock prices will remain constant.
d) O if output remain unchanged, stock prices will decrease.
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