Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134078779
Author: Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
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Chapter 24, Problem 2.1P
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MPC, MPS, Multiplier and the graph.
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Explain graphically the determination of equilibrium GDP for a private economy through the aggregate expenditures model. Now add government purchases (any amount you choose) to your graph, showing its impact on equilibrium GDP. Finally, add taxation (any amount of lump-sum tax that you choose) to your graph and show its effect on equilibrium GDP. Looking at your graph, determine whether equilibrium GDP has increased, decreased, or stayed the same given the sizes of the government purchases and taxes that you selected.
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4. The multiplier effect of a change in government purchases
Consider a hypothetical closed economy in which households spend $0.75 of each additional dollar they earn and save the remaining $0.25.
The marginal propensity to consume (MPC) for this economy is
and the multiplier for this economy is
Suppose the government in this economy decides to decrease government purchases by $250 billion. The decrease in government purchases will
This decreases income yet again, causing a
lead to a decrease in income, generating an initial change in consumption equal to
The total change in demand resulting from the initial change in government spending
second change in consumption equal to
is
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