Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285165912
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Lags in the effect of monetary and fiscal policies.

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Monetary policy affects aggregate demand primarily by changing interest rates. However, mostly households and firms set their spending plans in advance and as a result, there is time lag for changes in interest rate to alter the aggregate demand for goods and services. Also, the fiscal policy works with a lag since they are slowed by long political processes that govern changes in spending and taxes. Due to these long lags, it is more difficult to engage in an active stabilization policy, as the economy will not respond immediately to policy changes. Thus, long lags suggest a policy that is passive rather than active because the economy works with a lag; since the ability to forecast future economic conditions is poor, it may result in the attempts to stabilize the economy in the opposite manner (may result in destabilization).

Economics Concept Introduction

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Monetary policy: Monetary policy refers to the credit control system adopted by the central bank of a country with an aim to achieve its macroeconomic policy objectives.

Fiscal Policy: Fiscal policy deals with the taxation and expenditure decisions of the government that influence a nation’s economy.

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