Consider the following changes in the macroeconomy and show how to think about them using the IS curve. Explain how and why GDP is affected in the short run (assuming the real interest rate is constant). The government offers a temporary investment tax credit: for each dollar of investment that firms undertake, they receive a credit that reduces the taxes they pay on corporate income. A booming economy in Europe this year leads to an unexpected increase in demand by European consumers for US goods. US consumers suddenly love all things made in Brazil and sharply increase their imports from that country.
Consider the following changes in the macroeconomy and show how to think about them using the IS curve. Explain how and why GDP is affected in the short run (assuming the real interest rate is constant).
The government offers a temporary investment tax credit: for each dollar of investment that firms undertake, they receive a credit that reduces the taxes they pay on corporate income.
A booming economy in Europe this year leads to an unexpected increase in demand by European consumers for US goods.
US consumers suddenly love all things made in Brazil and sharply increase their imports from that country.
A housing bubble bursts so that housing prices fall by 20% and new home sales drop sharply.
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