ntly in early 2008, 11. The U.S. economy slowed signific and policy makers were extremely concerned about growth. To boost the economy, Congress passed several relief packages (the Economic Stimulus Act of Act of 2009) that combined would deliver about $700 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment billion in government spending. Assume, for the sake of argument, that this spending was in the form of payments made directly to consumers. The objective was to boost the economy by increasing the disposable income of American consumers. a. Calculate the initial change in aggregate consumer spending as a consequence of this policy measure if MPC in the United States is 0.5. Then calculate the resulting change in real GDP arising from the $700 billion in payments. 7637 b. Illustrate the effect on real GDP with the use of a graph depicting the income-expenditure equilib- rium. Label the vertical axis "Planned aggregate spending, AEplanned" and the horizontal axis "Real GDP." Draw two planned aggregate expenditure curves (AE Planned 1 and AEPlanned 2) and a 45-degree ansbies sal vino ne bav dono dose betsmiles

ntly in early 2008, 11. The U.S. economy slowed signific and policy makers were extremely concerned about growth. To boost the economy, Congress passed several relief packages (the Economic Stimulus Act of Act of 2009) that combined would deliver about $700 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment billion in government spending. Assume, for the sake of argument, that this spending was in the form of payments made directly to consumers. The objective was to boost the economy by increasing the disposable income of American consumers. a. Calculate the initial change in aggregate consumer spending as a consequence of this policy measure if MPC in the United States is 0.5. Then calculate the resulting change in real GDP arising from the $700 billion in payments. 7637 b. Illustrate the effect on real GDP with the use of a graph depicting the income-expenditure equilib- rium. Label the vertical axis "Planned aggregate spending, AEplanned" and the horizontal axis "Real GDP." Draw two planned aggregate expenditure curves (AE Planned 1 and AEPlanned 2) and a 45-degree ansbies sal vino ne bav dono dose betsmiles

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Chapter24: Fiscal Policy

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07. What factors make an expansionary "stimulus" fiscal policy effective? One answer a) A government budget deficit associated with fiscal stimulus should should borrow money from those who spend less and save more, to those who spend more and save less. b) A permanent decrease in taxes is more effective in stimulating spending than a temporary one c) An increase in government purchases of goods and services should be temporary and should not permanently displace private spending d) The most expansionary way of financing the budget deficit associated with a fiscal stimulus policy is by the central bank expanding the quantity of money in circulation. e) Infrastructure investment belongs with long-term growth policy, but invariably makes a poor element in stimulus policy because such investment normally take a long time to implement. f) All the above
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