The policy of keeping tax rates stable as government spending fluctuates is known as ________
A) Ricardian equivalence
B) tax smoothing
C) crowding-out
D) a tax smoothie
B
You might also like to view...
Which of the following correctly comments on the following statement? "The only way to increase the revenue from selling a product is to increase the product's price."
A) This statement is not true. Revenue will increase as the price of the product increases only if demand is inelastic. B) It is not true. Revenue will increase as the price of the product increases only if demand is elastic. C) This statement is not true. Revenue will decrease as the price of the product increases because quantity demanded will fall. D) The statement is true.
Most development economists agree that the most basic and important task of any government is to:
A. create a stable political system. B. provide national health care system. C. maintain a stable currency. D. ensure basic education for all citizens.
The value of a stock is based on the
a. present values of the dividend stream and final price. As a result, the value of a stock rises when interest rates rise. b. present values of the dividend stream and final price. As a result, the value of a stock falls when interest rates rise. c. future values of the dividend stream and final price. As a result, the value of a stock rises when interest rates rises. d. future values of the dividend stream and final price. As a result, the value of a stock falls when interest rates rise.
Initially, the economy is in long-run equilibrium. Aggregate demand then shifts leftward by $50 billion. The government wants to increase its spending in order to avoid a recession. If the crowding-out effect is always one-third as strong as the
multiplier effect, and if the MPC equals 0.6, then by how much do government purchases have to increase in order to offset the $50 billion leftward shift? a. by $90 billion b. by $60 billion c. by $20 billion d. by $30 billion