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Fiscal Policy

16. Fiscal Policy. CHECKPOINTS . Checkpoint 16.1. Checkpoint 16.2. Checkpoint 16.3. Problem 1. Problem 1. Problem 1. Clicker version. Problem 2. Clicker version. Problem 2. Problem 2. Problem 3. Problem 3. Clicker version. Clicker version. Problem 4. Clicker version.

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Fiscal Policy

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  1. 16 Fiscal Policy CHECKPOINTS

  2. Checkpoint 16.1 Checkpoint 16.2 Checkpoint 16.3 Problem 1 Problem 1 Problem 1 Clicker version Problem 2 Clicker version Problem 2 Problem 2 Problem 3 Problem 3 Clicker version Clicker version Problem 4 Clicker version Problem 4 Problem 5

  3. Practice Problem 1 What are the revenues and outlays in the federal budget, and what was the projected budget balance for Fiscal 2010? CHECKPOINT 16.1

  4. Solution The revenues are personal income taxes, Social Security taxes, corporate income taxes, and indirect taxes. The outlays are transfer payments, expenditure on goods and services, and debt interest. The projected budget balance for Fiscal 2010 was a deficit of $1,270 billion. CHECKPOINT 16.1

  5. Practice Problem 2 Democrats push for plan to cut deficit The U.S. Treasury faces a national-debt limit of $12 trillion and projected deficits through 2019 will increase the national debt by $9 trillion. Source: The New York Times, October 31, 2009 If the deficits remain constant, when will the national-debt limit be hit? CHECKPOINT 16.1

  6. Solution Current national debt is about $10 trillion. By adding an average of $0.9 trillion ($9 trillion/10 year) per year to the current national debt, the limit of $12 trillion will be hit during 2012. CHECKPOINT 16.1

  7. Practice Problem 1 Classify the following items as discretionary fiscal policy or automatic fiscal policy or neither. A decrease in tax revenues in a recession Additional expenditure to upgrade highways An increase in the public education budget A cut in funding for NASA during an expansion CHECKPOINT 16.2

  8. Solution A decrease in tax revenues in a recession is an automatic fiscal policy. Expenditure to upgrade highways is a discretionary fiscal policy. An increase in the public education budget is a discretionary fiscal policy. A cut in funding for NASA is a discretionary fiscal policy. CHECKPOINT 16.2

  9. Practice Problem 2 Explain how aggregate demand changes when government expenditure on national defense increases by $100 billion. CHECKPOINT 16.2

  10. Solution An increase in government expenditure of $100 billion increases aggregate expenditure by $100 billion. But because the increased government expenditure increases induced expenditure, it has a multiplier effect that aggregate demand increases by more than $100 billion. CHECKPOINT 16.2

  11. Study Plan Problem When the government increases its expenditure on national defense by $100 billion, aggregate demand _____ by ______ $100 billion because ______ expenditure ______ . A. increases; more than; induced; increases B. decreases; less than; discretionary; decreases C. increases; more than; induced; decreases D. decreases; less than; induced; increases E. increases; more than; discretionary; increases CHECKPOINT 16.2

  12. Practice Problem 3 Explain how aggregate demand changes when the government increases taxes by $100 billion. CHECKPOINT 16.2

  13. Solution When the government increases taxes by $100 billion, disposable income decreases by $100 billion. With $100 billion less of disposable income, consumption expenditure decreases by $100 billion x Marginal propensity to consume. The decrease in consumption expenditure decreases aggregate expenditure and because the tax increase has a multiplier effect that decreases induced expenditure aggregate demand decreases by more than the decrease in consumption expenditure. CHECKPOINT 16.2

  14. Study Plan Problem When the government increases taxes by $100 billion, aggregate demand ________ by _______ $100 billion because _____ expenditure _______ . A. decreases; more than; discretionary; decreases B. increases; less than; induced; decreases C. decreases; more than; induced; increases D. decreases; more than; induced; decreases E. increases; less than; discretionary; increases CHECKPOINT 16.2

  15. Practice Problem 4 Explain how aggregate demand changes when government increases both expenditure and taxes by $100 billion. CHECKPOINT 16.2

  16. Solution An increase in government expenditure of $100 billion increases aggregate demand by $100 billion multiplied by the government expenditure multiplier. An increase in taxes of $100 billion decreases aggregate demand by 100 billion multiplied by the tax multiplier. The size of the government expenditure multiplier is larger than the size of the tax multiplier. So the increase in both government expenditure and taxes of $100 billion increases aggregate demand. CHECKPOINT 16.2

  17. Study Plan Problem When the government increases both expenditure and taxes by $100 billion, aggregate demand _______ because the increase in government expenditure has ________ effect on aggregate demand _______ the effect of the tax increase. A. decreases; a smaller; than B. decreases; a larger; than C. increases; a smaller; than D. doesn’t change; the same; as E. increases; a larger; than CHECKPOINT 16.2

  18. Practice Problem 5 How to curb the deficit Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, noted that Democrats want to spend more than we can afford; Republicans tend to want to cut taxes more than we can afford. So we are stuck with large deficits. Source: The New York Times, October 31, 2009 What policy will change aggregate demand the most: Democrats agreeing to cut the budget outlays or Republicans agreeing to raise taxes? CHECKPOINT 16.2

  19. Solution The effect of a cut in budget outlays on aggregate demand depends on whether the items cut are expenditures on goods and services (government expenditure multiplier) or transfer payments (transfer payments multiplier). An increase in taxes will decrease aggregate demand (tax multiplier). The magnitude of the government expenditure multiplier exceeds the other two multipliers, so a cut in government expenditure on goods and services will decrease aggregate demand the most. CHECKPOINT 16.2

  20. Practice Problem 1 The government cuts the income tax rate. Explain the effects of this action on the supply of labor, the demand for labor, the equilibrium level of employment, the real wage rate, and potential GDP. CHECKPOINT 16.3

  21. Solution When the government cuts the income tax rate, the supply of labor increases but the demand for labor does not change. The equilibrium level of employment increases. The real wage rate paid by employers decreases and the real wage rate received by workers increases—the tax wedge shrinks. With increased employment, potential GDP increases. CHECKPOINT 16.3

  22. Study Plan Problem When the government cuts the income tax, the supply of labor _______ and the demand for labor ______. Employment _______, the real wage rate _______, and potential GDP _______. A. does not change; increases; increases; might rise or fall; increases B. increases; decreases; either increases or decreases; rises; might increases or decreases depending on how employment changes C. does not change; increases; increases; rises; increases D. increases; does not change; increases; falls; increases CHECKPOINT 16.3

  23. Practice Problem 2 What is the true income tax rate on interest income? The nominal interest rate is 8 percent a year. The inflation rate is 5 percent a year. The tax rate on nominal interest is 25 percent. CHECKPOINT 16.3

  24. Solution With a nominal interest rate of 8 percent a year and a tax rate of 25 percent, the tax paid is 25 percent of 8 percent, which is 2 percent. The before-tax real interest rate is the nominal interest rate minus the inflation rate. The before-tax real interest rate is 8 percent minus 5 percent, which is 3 percent a year. The true tax paid is tax paid divided by before-tax real interest rate. The true tax paid is (2 ÷ 3) x100, which is 66.67 percent. CHECKPOINT 16.3

  25. Practice Problem 3 The government cuts its outlays but keeps tax revenue unchanged. Explain the effects of this action on saving, investment, the real interest rate, and the growth rate of real GDP. CHECKPOINT 16.3

  26. Solution If the government cuts outlays but keeps tax revenue unchanged, the budget deficit decreases or the budget surplus increases. Either way, the supply of loanable funds to private borrowers increases. The real interest rate falls and private saving decreases, but total saving increases and investment increases. With greater investment, capital grows more quickly, and so does real GDP. CHECKPOINT 16.3

  27. Study Plan Problem If the government cuts its outlays but keeps tax revenue unchanged, the real interest rate _______. Private saving ________ and total saving _______. Investment _______ and real GDP growth ______. A. falls; decreases; decreases; increases; decreases B. falls; decreases; increases; increases; increases C. rises; increases; increases; increases; increases D. rises; increases; decreases; decreases; decreases CHECKPOINT 16.3

  28. Practice Problem 4 Support builds for tax credit to help hiring With about 10 percent of the labor force unemployed, the idea of a tax credit for businesses that create new jobs is gaining support. The current proposal is for the tax credit scheme to run for about 2 years. Source: The New York Times, October 6, 2009 Explain how the tax credit will influence employment and potential GDP. CHECKPOINT 16.3

  29. Solution The tax credit will lower the cost of employing a new worker, so businesses will increase their current demand for labor. Given the supply of labor, the quantity of labor employed will increase and real GDP will increase. Once the tax credit scheme comes to an end, the cost of employing the new workers will rise and the demand for labor will return to its original level. Employment will return to the market equilibrium quantity. Potential GDP will not change. CHECKPOINT 16.3

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