Principles of Economics 2e 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781947172364
Author: Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro
Publisher: Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro
1 Welcome To Economics! 2 Choice In A World Of Scarcity 3 Demand And Supply 4 Labor And Financial Markets 5 Elasticity 6 Consumer Choices 7 Production, Costs, And Industry Structure 8 Perfect Competition 9 Monopoly 10 Monopolistic Competition And Oligopoly 11 Monopoly And Antitrust Policy 12 Environmental Protection And Negative Externalities 13 Positive Externalities And Public Goods 14 Labor Markets And Income 15 Poverty And Economic Inequality 16 Information, Risk, And Insurance 17 Financial Markets 18 Public Economy 19 The Macroeconomic Perspective 20 Economic Growth 21 Unemployment 22 Inflation 23 The International Trade And Capital Flows 24 The Aggregate Demand/aggregate Supply Model 25 The Keynesian Perspective 26 The Neoclassical Perspective 27 Money And Banking 28 Monetary Policy And Bank Regulation 29 Exchange Rates And International Capital Flows 30 Government Budgets And Fiscal Policy 31 The Impacts Of Government Borrowing 32 Macroeconomic Policy Around The World 33 International Trade 34 Globalization And Protectionism A The Use Of Mathematics In Principles Of Economics B Indifference Curves C Present Discounted Value D The Expenditure-output Model Chapter30: Government Budgets And Fiscal Policy
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Problem 1SCQ: When governments run budget deficits, how do they make up the differences between tax revenue and... Problem 2SCQ: When governments run budget surpluses, what is done with the extra funds? Problem 3SCQ: Is it possible for a nation to run budget deficits and still have its debt GDP ratio fall? Explain... Problem 4SCQ: Suppose that gifts were taxed at a rate of 10 for amounts up to 100,000 and 20 for anything over... Problem 5SCQ: If an individual owns a corporation for which he is the only employee, which different types of... Problem 6SCQ: What taxes would an individual pay if he were self-employed and the business is not incorporated? Problem 7SCQ: The social security tax is 6.2 on employees income earned below 113,000. Is this tax progressive,... Problem 8SCQ: Debt has a certain self-reinforcing quality to it. There is one category of government spending that... Problem 9SCQ: True or False: Federal spending has grown substantially in recent decades. By world standards, the... Problem 10SCQ: What is the main reason for employing contractionary fiscal policy in a time of strong economic... Problem 11SCQ: What is the main reason for employing expansionary fiscal policy during a recession? Problem 12SCQ: In a recession, does the actual budget surplus or deficit fall above or below the standardized... Problem 13SCQ: What is the main advantage of automatic stabilizers over discretionary fiscal policy? Problem 14SCQ: Explain how automatic stabilizers work, both on the taxation side and on the spending side, first in... Problem 15SCQ: What would happen if expansionary fiscal policy was implemented in a recession but, due to lag, did... Problem 16SCQ: What would happen if contractionary fiscal policy were implemented during an economic boom but, due... Problem 17SCQ: Do you think the typical time lag for fiscal policy is likely to be longer or shorter than the time... Problem 18SCQ: How would a balanced budget amendment affect a decision by Congress to grant a tax cut during a... Problem 19SCQ: How would a balanced budget amendment change the effect of automatic stabilizer programs? Problem 20RQ: Give some examples of changes in federal spending and taxes by the government that would be fiscal... Problem 21RQ: Have the spending and taxes of the U.S. federal government generally had an upward or a downward... Problem 22RQ: What are the main categories of U.S. federal government spending? Problem 23RQ: What is the difference between a budget deficit, a balanced budget, and a budget surplus? Problem 24RQ: Have spending and taxes by state and local governments In the United States had a generally upward... Problem 25RQ: What are the main categories of U.S. federal government taxes? Problem 26RQ: What is the difference between a progressive tax, a proportional tax, and a regressive tax? Problem 27RQ: What has been the general pattern of U.S. budget deficits in recent decades? Problem 28RQ: What is the difference between a budget deficit and the national debt? Problem 29RQ: What is the difference between expansionary fiscal policy and contractionary fiscal policy? Problem 30RQ: Under what general macroeconomic circumstances might a government use expansionary fiscal policy?... Problem 31RQ: What is the difference between discretionary fiscal policy and automatic stabilizers? Problem 32RQ: Why do automatic stabilizers function automatically? Problem 33RQ: What is the standardized employment budget? Problem 34RQ: What are some practical weaknesses of discretionary fiscal policy? Problem 35RQ: What are some of the arguments for and against a requirement that the federal government budget be... Problem 36CTQ: Why is government spending typically measured as a percentage of GDP rather than in nominal dollars? Problem 37CTQ: Why are expenditures such as crime prevention and education typically done at the state and local... Problem 38CTQ: Why is spending by the U.S. government on scientific research at NASA fiscal policy while spending... Problem 39CTQ: Excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol and state sales taxes are often criticized for being regressive.... Problem 40CTQ: What is the benefit of having state and local taxes on income instead of collecting all such taxes... Problem 41CTQ: In a booming economy, is the federal government more likely to run surpluses or deficits? What are... Problem 42CTQ: Economist Arthur Laffer famously pointed out that, in some cases, income tax revenue can actually go... Problem 43CTQ: Is it possible for a nation to run budget deficits and still have its debt/GDP ratio fall? Explain... Problem 44CTQ: How will cuts in state budget spending affect federal expansionary policy? Problem 45CTQ: Is expansionary fiscal policy more attractive to politicians who believe in larger government or to... Problem 46CTQ: Is Medicaid (federal government aid to low-income families and individuals) an automatic stabilizer? Problem 47CTQ: What is a potential problem with a temporary tax increase designed to increase aggregate demand it... Problem 48CTQ: If the government gives a 300 tax cut to everyone in the country, explain the mechanism by which... Problem 49CTQ: Do you agree or disagree with this statement: It is in the best interest of our economy for Congress... Problem 50CTQ: During the Great Recession of 20082009, what actions would have been required of Congress and the... Problem 51P: A government starts off with a total debt of $3.5 billion. In year one, the government runs a... Problem 52P: If a government runs a budget deficit of 10 billion dollars each year for ten years, then a surplus... Problem 53P: Specify whether expansionary or contractionary fiscal policy would seem to be most appropriate in... Problem 38CTQ: Why is spending by the U.S. government on scientific research at NASA fiscal policy while spending...
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