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LEGISLATIVE MANDATESLEGISLATIVE MANDATES
•Employment Act of 1946•Commits the Federal Government to take action on the economy
•Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) Assist the President
•Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Assist Congress
•Employment Act of 1946•Commits the Federal Government to take action on the economy
•Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) Assist the President
•Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Assist Congress
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FISCAL POLICY AND THE AD-AS MODELTwo Options
• Discretionary Fiscal Policy •“Active”•May cause a budget deficit
• Non-Discretionary Fiscal Policy•“Passive” or Automatic stabilizers
Expansionary Fiscal Policy• Increase Government Spending• Tax Reductions• Combinations of the Two
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Pri
ce le
vel
Real GDP (billions)
EXPANSIONARY FISCAL POLICY
Full $20 billionincrease in aggregatedemand
AD2AD1
$5 billion initialincrease in spending
the multiplier at work...
P1
$485 $505
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Pri
ce le
vel
Real GDP (billions)
CONTRACTIONARY FISCAL POLICY
the multiplier at work...
P3
$515
Full $20 billiondecrease in aggregatedemand
AD4
AD3
$5 billion initialdecrease in spending
P4
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FINANCING OF DEFICITS ANDDISPOSING OF SURPLUSES
•Borrowing vs. New Money•Borrowing From The Public•Money Creation
•Debt Retirement vs. Idle Surplus•Debt Reduction•Impounding
Which Policy Option? G or T?
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BUILT-IN STABILITY
Net tax revenues vary directly with GDP
Transfer payments behave the opposite way as tax collections
Automatic or Built-In Stabilizers
Economic Importance
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BUILT-IN STABILITY
GDP1 GDP2 GDP3
Real Domestic Output, GDP
Gov
ern
men
t E
xpen
dit
ure
s,G
, an
d T
ax R
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ues
, T
Deficit
Surplus
T
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BUILT-IN STABILITY
Tax Progressivity• Progressive Tax System• Proportional Tax System• Regressive Tax System
The more progressive the tax system, the greater the economy’s built-in stability
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EVALUATING FISCAL POLICY
Full-Employment BudgetCyclical DeficitRecent U.S. Deficits & Surpluses
Year
ActualDeficit orSurplus
Full-EmploymentDeficit orSurplus
19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000
-3.9%-4.5-4.7-3.9-2.9-2.2-1.4-0.3+0.8+1.4+2.4
-2.1%-2.6-3.0-2.6-2.0-1.9-1.2-0.9-0.4+0.3+1.1
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FULL-EMPLOYMENT DEFICITS
GDP2 GDP1
Real Domestic Output, GDP
Gov
ernm
ent
Exp
endi
ture
s,G
, and
Tax
Rev
enue
s, T
(bi
llio
ns)
G
T1
Year 1Year 2
ab
c$500 475 450 425
No Change inFiscal Policy
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FULL-EMPLOYMENT DEFICITS
GDP4 GDP3
Real Domestic Output, GDP
Gov
ernm
ent
Exp
endi
ture
s,G
, and
Tax
Rev
enue
s, T
(bi
llio
ns) T2
G
T1
Year 3Year 4
de
f$500 475 450 425
DiscretionaryFiscal PolicyTax Decrease
h
g
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PROBLEMS, CRITICISMS,AND COMPLICATIONS
•Problems of Timing•Recognition Lag•Administrative Lag•Operational Lag
•A Political Business Cycle?•Offsetting State & Local Finance
•Crowding-Out Effect
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FISCAL POLICY, AGGREGATE SUPPLY AND INFLATION
Pric
e le
vel
Real GDP (billions)
AS
AD2
$495 $515
P1
AD1
Fiscal Policy:Pure & Simple
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FISCAL POLICY, AGGREGATE SUPPLY AND INFLATION
Pric
e le
vel
Real GDP (billions)
AS
AD’2
$495 $515
P1
AD1 Fiscal Policyand the
Crowding-OutEffect or theNet Export
Effect
$505
AD2
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FISCAL POLICY, AGGREGATE SUPPLY AND INFLATION
Pric
e le
vel
Real GDP (billions)
AS
AD2
$495 $515
P1
AD1
Fiscal PolicyAnd Inflation
$505
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FISCAL POLICY IN THE OPEN ECONOMY
Shocks Originating from Abroad
Net Export Effect
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SUPPLY-SIDE FISCAL POLICY
Emphasis on Expansionary Tax Cuts
Impact upon...• Saving and Investment
• Work Incentives
• Risk Taking
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SUPPLY-SIDE FISCAL POLICY
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Pri
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Real domestic output, GDP
AD1
AD2
AS1 AS2
P1
P2
P3
Q1 Q2 Q3
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Forecasting the FutureThe Leading Indicators
• Average Workweek• Initial Claims for Unemployment
Insurance• New Orders for Consumer Goods• Vendor Performance• New Orders for Capital Goods• Building Permits for Houses• Stock Prices• Money Supply• Interest-Rate Spread• Consumer Expectations
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Forecasting the FutureThe Leading Indicators
• Average Workweek• Initial Claims for Unemployment
Insurance• New Orders for Consumer Goods• Vendor Performance• New Orders for Capital Goods• Building Permits for Houses• Stock Prices• Money Supply• Interest-Rate Spread• Consumer Expectations
ChapterConclusions
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ENDBACK
fiscal policy
Employment Act of 1946
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
expansionary fiscal
policy
budget deficit
contractionary fiscal
policy
budget surplus
built-in stabilizer
progressive tax system
proportional tax
system
regressive tax system
full-employment
budget
cyclical deficit
political business cycle
crowding-out effect
net export effect
supply-side fiscal policy
Copyright McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2002
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Chapter 13
Moneyand
BankingNext...