Expansionary Fiscal Policy is identified when government spending is higher than its revenue. Expansionary fiscal policy can be used in order to either stimulate a sluggish economy or to slow down an economy that is growing at a rate that is getting out of control (which can lead to inflation or asset bubbles). Fiscal policy directly affects the aggregate demand(AD) of an economy. Aggregate Demand = Consumption + Investment + Government Spending + Net Exports Fiscal Policy has an effect on each
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Used to Measure the Business Cycle Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is used quarterly as an indicator of economic activity to measure the business cycle. A business cycle is when there are periods of economic growth and periods of economic decline. A business cycle consists of four stages‚ contraction‚ recession‚ expansion‚ and peak. Contraction is when the economy starts to slow down. When a contraction begins to occur the Federal Reserve will lower interest
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promote expansionary fiscal policy; however‚ in conjunction with pure economic theory‚ neither expansionary fiscal policy nor contractionary fiscal policy truly outweigh the other. Both forms of fiscal policy are used in various scenarios‚ have pros and cons‚ and correlate to “sin taxes‚” tax rebates‚ increased government spending on public goods and services‚ and decreased government budgets on two or more departments‚ whether that correlation is advantageous or disadvantageous. Contractionary fiscal
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Expansionary fiscal policy is a form of fiscal policy in which a decrease in taxes‚ and/or an increase in transfer payments are used to correct the problems of a business-cycle contraction. The goal of expansionary fiscal policy is to close a recessionary gap‚ stimulate the economy‚ and decrease the unemployment rate. I will now evaluate the view that expansionary Fiscal Policy is always beneficial to the UK’s macro-economic performance. One way expansionary fiscal policy can be beneficial to the
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CONTRACTIONARY POLICY: Definition: A type of policy that is used as a macroeconomic tool by the country’s central bank or finance ministry to slow down an economy. Contractionary policies are enacted by a government to reduce the money supply and ultimately the spending in a country. This is done primarily through: 1. Increasing interest rates 2. Increasing reserve requirements 3. Reducing the money supply‚ directly or indirectly This tool is used during high-growth periods of the business
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Question: Discuss the implication of business cycles on fiscal and monetary policy. Answer: Business Cycle: Market economies have regular fluctuations in the level of economic activity which we call the business cycle. In other words‚ the business cycle is the periodic but irregular up-and-down movements in economic activity‚ measured by fluctuations in real GDP and other macroeconomic variables. A business cycle is identified as a sequence of four phases: 1. Contraction (A slowdown in the pace
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There are many tools to stabilize the economy and reduce the frequency and the altitude of economic fluctuations. Among these tools are the fiscal policy and monetary policy. This report discusses the fiscal policy and why the governments use this too to stabilize the economy and encounter the economic fluctuations. Definition Fiscal policy is a macroeconomic tool used by the government through the control of taxation and government spending in an effort to affect the business cycle and to achieve
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Expansionary Economic Policy David Gors ECO203: Principles of Macroeconomics Nick Bergan April 14‚ 2013 In economic terms‚ a recession is defined as a general slowdown in economic activity. In an effort to move the economy out of a recession‚ the government would implement expansionary economic policies. One action the government would take would include conducting expansionary fiscal policy. The other action taken would be conducting expansionary monetary policy. Both of these actions would
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The Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy as Stabilization Policy Alan J. Auerbach University of California‚ Berkeley July 2005 This paper was presented at the Bank of Korea International Conference‚ The Effectiveness of Stabilization Policies‚ Seoul‚ May 2005. I am grateful to my discussants‚ Takatoshi Ito and Chung Mo Koo‚ and other conference participants for comments on an earlier draft. I. Introduction Perspectives among economists on the usefulness of fiscal policy as a device for macroeconomic
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Supplemental Unit 5: Fiscal Policy and Budget Deficits Fiscal and monetary policies are the two major tools available to policy makers to alter total demand‚ output‚ and employment. This feature will focus on fiscal policy‚ what it is and its potential and limitations as a tool with which to promote economic stability and strong growth. What is Fiscal Policy? When the supply of money is economic constant‚ government expenditures must be financed by either taxes or borrowing. Fiscal policy involves the
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