As Figure 10.5 shows, government receipts and outlays tend to fluctuate over time. For example, beginning in 2007, when the economy stagnated as a consequence of the financial crisis, government receipts declined while outlays increased
What will be an ideal response?
Economists refer to the change as the automatic stabilization effect of government spending and taxes. It refers to the way in which the government budget moderates fluctuations of aggregate demand even without any active decision-making or legislating by the government
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US law was recently changed so that some airplane manufacturers are immune from liability from accidents involving their decades old aircraft. As a result
a. accident rates fell due to less adverse selection b. accident rates fell due to less moral hazard c. accident rates rose due to less adverse selection d. accident rates rose due to less moral hazard
_____, the lesser will be the effect of an increase in government spending on real GDP
a. The smaller the crowding-out effect b. The smaller the percentage of government spending financed by tax increases c. The larger the government budget surplus d. The more rapidly money is converted into goods e. The steeper the aggregate supply curve