Expansion fiscal consolidation is a situation under certain limited circumstances such that the reduction in government spending which will reduce future tax rates or government spending will increase the private consumption thus resulting in overall expansion.
We are living in a globalized world where spillover effect are so strong that a policy undertaken in one part of world would lead to strong reprecursions all around the world that it lessen or nullify the effect of policy thus resulting in no change in parameters . Moreover we live in world where consumers anticipate the policy change so quickly and bring it into their information set that policy didn't have any effect on outcome.
Explain the concept of an expansionary fiscal consolidation. Why is consolidation less likely to be expansionary...
Explain why governments borrowing to undertake expansionary fiscal policy can also make it easier for central banks to conduct expansionary monetary policy.
Explain this concept: small employer groups are less likely to offer health insurance benefits based on employee preference or perceived value of the benefit.
Explain why there is a blurry line dividing objects that are
"money" from those that are not.
(b) Give examples of some clear-cut cases, and some borderline
ones.
(c) Could the position of this blurry line change over
time?
(d) Why does the answer to (c) matter?
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1. As we have discussed in class, though most countries have their own currency, country is not the same...
4. Use the concept of common resources to explain why wild salmon faces extinction while goldfish face no such danger. Hint: nothing to do with the fact that we eat salmon and goldfish are mostly pets. 5. Use the concept of elasticity and total revenue to explain why the government is more likely to tax gasoline and not fast food.
Discuss why a dollar tomorrow cannot be worth less than a dollar the day after tomorrow. Briefly explain the concept of risk.
2006, interest rates increased from 5% to 7%, when this happens consumers are A. less likely to save, that is, sell a financial asset. B. more likely to save, that is, sell a financial asset. C. less likely to save, that is, purchase a financial asset. D. more likely to save, that is, purchase a financial asset. I. In 2. If commercial banks hold all their assets in the form of required reserves: A. only they will be able to...
1.b. Fiscal policy is said to suffer from ‘crowding out’. Explain what this means and why it is a problem. Should the Federal budget always be balanced? 2. a. Describe the main goals of monetary policy and explain how a change in interest rates can affect the different categories of aggregate demand. (5 marks) b. You are the Reserve Bank Governor and are reviewing the following economic data: Real GDP growth rate: 4.2% Unemployment rate: 4.6% Inflation rate: 3.8% Determine...
Among the most important problems of implementing fiscal policy include all except which of the following? Correctly timing the desired fiscal stimulus, given the inevitable lags and forecasting errors Determining how large a stimulus to apply Assessing when policy actions should be reversed Determining how long a time lag to apply If the central bank does not use accommodating monetary policy, a fiscal stimulus is likely to increase interest rates, which in turn, will cause planned investment to decrease. What...
Read The Question And Response. Give Your Opinion. Do You Agree? Why or Why Not Explain. 50 Word Minimum. Question: What sort of infrastructural challenges are we likely to encounter in developing countries? Response: Infrastructure problems, especially in developing countries, pose a serious problem in general. China is still struggling with keeping up the increased demand. Warehouses with no proper storage for all goods. Indian road conditions, south east Asian weather-related problems, are all contributing to Infrastructure problems. Important rail...
1. Given the information in Table 1, in a two country and two-product Ricardian model, which of the following statements is (are) true? Table 1 Unit Labour Requirements T-shirt Brandy 4 hours 12 hours 6 hours 12 hours United States France A) The pretrade price ratio in France is 1 brandy - 2 T-shirts. B) The US pretrade price ratio is 1 brandy - 4 T-shirts. C) The US pretrade price ratio is 1 T-shirt = 1/3 brandy. D) The...