EBK MACROECONOMICS
EBK MACROECONOMICS
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ISBN: 9781319117016
Author: KRUGMAN
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Chapter 13, Problem 11P
To determine

Concept Introduction:

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): It refers to the gross money value or gross market value of all the finished goods and the services produced by the normal resident and nonresident people of the country that is within that particular within the borders of the country in an accounting year.

Formula to calculate debt percent of real GDP,

    EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  1

Formula to calculate budget deficit percent of real GDP,

    EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  2

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Answer to Problem 11P

a. Government budget deficit remains constant.

    Year Real GDP(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  3Debt(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  4Budget Deficit(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  5Debt % of Real GDP(%) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  6Budget Deficit% of Real GDP(%) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  7
    2016 1,000 300 30 30 3
    2017 1,030 309 30 30 2.91
    2018 1,061 318.3 30 30 2.82
    2019 1,093 328 30 30 2.74
    2020 1,126 337 30 30 2.66
    2021 1,159 347.7 30 30 2.58
    `2022 1,194 358.2 30 30 2.51
    2023 1,230 369 30 30 2.43
    2024 1,267 380 30 30 2.36
    2025 1,305 391.5 30 30 2.29
    2026 1,344 403.2 30 30 2.23

b. Government budget deficit grows by 3%.

    Year Real GDP(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  8Debt(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  9Budget Deficit(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  10Debt % of Real GDP(%) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  11Budget Deficit% of Real GDP(%) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  12
    2016 1,000 300 30 30 3
    2017 1,030 309 30.9 30 3
    2018 1,061 318.3 31.8 30 2.99
    2019 1,093 328 32.7 30 2.99
    2020 1,126 337 33.6 30 2.98
    2021 1,159 347.7 34.6 30 2.98
    `2022 1,194 358.2 35.6 30 2.98
    2023 1,230 369 36.6 30 2.97
    2024 1,267 380 37.6 30 2.96
    2025 1,305 391.5 38.7 30 2.96
    2026 1,344 403.2 39.8 30 2.96

c. Government budget deficit grows by 20%.

    Year Real GDP(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  13Debt(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  14Budget Deficit(billions $) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  15Debt % of Real GDP(%) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  16Budget Deficit% of Real GDP(%) EBK MACROECONOMICS, Chapter 13, Problem 11P , additional homework tip  17
    2014 1,000 300 30 30 3
    2015 1,030 309 36 30 3.49
    2016 1,061 318.3 43.2 30 4.07
    2017 1,093 328 51.8 30 4.73
    2018 1,126 337 62.2 30 5.52
    2019 1,159 347.7 74.6 30 6.43
    2020 1,194 358.2 89.6 30 7.50
    2021 1,230 369 107.5 30 8.73
    2022 1,267 380 128.9 30 10.17
    2023 1,305 391.5 154.7 30 11.85
    2024 1,344 403.2 185.7 30 13.81

d. Debt-GDP ratio.

Debt-GDP ratio remains same in every case.

Explanation of Solution

  • In part a, the budget deficit is constant so the debt-GDP ratio is 0.3 and deficit to GDP ratio is 0.03.
  • In part b, the budget deficit increases by 3% so the debt-GDP ratio is 0.3 and in part c. the budget deficit increases by 20% so the debt-GDP ratio is 0.3.

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