Use the Keynesian cross model to predict the impact of an increase in government purchases on equilibrium GDP. State the direction of the change and give a formula for the size of the impact.

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Use the Keynesian cross model to predict the impact of an increase in government
purchases on equilibrium GDP. State the direction of the change and give a formula for
the size of the impact.
An increase in taxes shifts the planned expenditure function downward. The change in
income is given by
AY=
ΔΥ=
-MPC
1-MPC
An increase taxes shifts the planned expenditure function upward. The change in income is given
by
-MPC
1-MPC
AY=
XAT
An increase in taxes shifts the planned expenditure function inward. The change in income is given
by
AY=
1
1-MPC
XAT
1
1-MPC
The direction of the shift is undetermined without knowing the slope of the PE function. The
change in income is given by
XAT
XAT
Transcribed Image Text:Use the Keynesian cross model to predict the impact of an increase in government purchases on equilibrium GDP. State the direction of the change and give a formula for the size of the impact. An increase in taxes shifts the planned expenditure function downward. The change in income is given by AY= ΔΥ= -MPC 1-MPC An increase taxes shifts the planned expenditure function upward. The change in income is given by -MPC 1-MPC AY= XAT An increase in taxes shifts the planned expenditure function inward. The change in income is given by AY= 1 1-MPC XAT 1 1-MPC The direction of the shift is undetermined without knowing the slope of the PE function. The change in income is given by XAT XAT
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