Exploring Macroeconomics
Exploring Macroeconomics
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Author: Robert L. Sexton
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Chapter 16, Problem 3P
To determine

(a)

To explain:

The impact of an increase in government purchases if the current budget has a surplus.

To determine

(b)

To explain:

The impact of increase in government purchaseson the aggregate demand.

To determine

(c)

To explain:

The timing when an increase in government purchases will be an appropriate fiscal policy.

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