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Chapter 22
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1 · Recall · Easy · Government Budget Constraint
According to the government budget constraint, the total budget deficit equals
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By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
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By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
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By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
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Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
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Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
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Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
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Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. C is correct.
By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
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By definition, the government budget deficit is the sum of the primary deficit (spending minus net taxes) and interest on the existing public debt.
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2 · Analysis · Medium · Liquidity Trap
When an economy is caught in a liquidity trap, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
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In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
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In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
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Not quite. A is correct.
In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
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Not quite. A is correct.
In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. A is correct.
In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. A is correct.
In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. A is correct.
In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. A is correct.
In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. A is correct.
In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
Not quite. A is correct.
In a liquidity trap, the nominal interest rate is constrained by the zero lower bound. Consequently, central banks cannot use conventional interest rate cuts to stimulate aggregate demand and increase output.
Tap any option to see why it's right or wrong.
3 · Analysis · Hard · Fiscal Policy Dynamics
Assume that the Ricardian equivalence proposition does not hold. Discuss the macroeconomic effects of a debt-financed tax cut across three time horizons: the short run, the medium run, and the long run.
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Model answer. When Ricardian equivalence fails to hold, a debt-financed tax cut affects the economy across different time horizons as follows:
1. Short Run: Consumers treat at least part of the tax cut as an increase in disposable income, raising consumption spending. This increases aggregate demand, shifting the IS curve to the right, which leads to higher output and an increase in the interest rate.
2. Medium Run: As output exceeds its potential (natural) level, upward pressure on wages and prices causes the aggregate supply relation (or price-setting/wage-setting dynamics) to adjust. Output eventually returns to its natural level. However, the composition of output changes: higher interest rates crowd out investment, meaning investment is lower and consumption is higher than before.
3. Long Run: Because the tax cut lowers national saving (private saving does not offset the decline in public saving) and crowds out capital accumulation, the capital stock grows more slowly or declines. In the long run, a smaller capital stock reduces potential output, leaving the economy with lower steady-state capital and output per worker.
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