Discuss the differences between Keynesian and supply-side fiscal policies
The essential difference is that Keynesians attempt smooth out the business by changing aggregate demand (total spending). The supply-siders focus on creating greater incentives to work, save and invest in order to shift the aggregate supply curve to the right. Keynesian economics is essentially demand-side economics. Supply-side economics focuses on the supply side of the AD-AS model.
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Assume someone organizes all farms in the nation into a single-price monopoly. As a result, the price consumers pay for food
A) does not change, that is, it remains constant. B) falls. C) rises. D) might rise or fall depending on whether the demand for food is elastic or inelastic. E) might rise or fall depending on whether the monopoly's marginal revenue curve lies above or below its demand curve.
All of the following would increase the growth rate of the economy EXCEPT
A) raising the saving rate. B) stimulating research and development. C) discouraging international trade. D) None of the above answers is correct because they all would increase the growth rate.