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mac
ro CHAPTER FIVE
FISCAL POLICY
Fiscal Policy
Fiscal policy is the use of the national budget to achieve macroeconomic objectives, such as full employment, sustained long-term economic growth, and price level stability.
In short, Fiscal policy is the setting of the level of government spending and taxation by government policymakers
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“In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” . . . Benjamin Franklin
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Taxes paid in Ben Franklin’s time accounted for 5 percent of the
average American’s
income.1789
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“In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” . . . Benjamin Franklin
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1789 Today
Today, taxes account for up
to a third of the average American’s
income.
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Receipts of the Federal Government 2004
Individual Income Tax, 43%
Social Insurance Tax, 39%
Corporate Tax, 10%
Other, 8%
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Government spending, G G includes government spending on
goods and services. G excludes transfer payments when
calculating GDP Assume government spending is
exogenous:
G =G
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Budget surpluses and deficits
• When T > G , budget surplus = (T – G ) = public saving
• When T < G , budget deficit = (G –T )and public saving is negative.
• When T = G , budget is balanced and public saving = 0.
The Government Budget
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GDP1 GDP2 GDP3
Real Domestic Output, GDP
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Deficit
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Aggregate Demand and Supply
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Aggregate Demand (AD):- the total demand for all goods and services produced in a society- AD curve slope downward
Aggregate Demand and Supply
Changes in Aggregate Demand (AD) due to:
–Changes in consumption– the amount left over after savings, taxes– results from increased/decrease in prices, GDP,
employment
–Changes in investment– dependant on profits/losses– influenced by interest rates when borrowing funds
–Changes in government spending– increase/decrease; fiscal policy
–Changes in net exports– dependant on inflation rate, income levels, value of
the dollar
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The Long-Run Aggregate- Supply Curve...
Quantity ofOutput
Natural rateof output
Price Level
0
Long-runaggregate
supplyP1
P2 2. …does not affect the quantity of goods and services supplied in the long run.
1. A change in the price level…
The Long-Run Aggregate Supply Curve
The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical at the natural rate of output.
This level of production is also referred to as potential output or full-employment output.
Why the Long-Run Aggregate Supply Curve Might Shift
Shifts arising from Labor
Shifts arising from Capital
Shifts arising from Natural Resources
Shifts arising from Technological Knowledge
The Short-Run Aggregate Supply Curve...
Quantity ofOutput
Price Leve
l
0
Short-runaggregate
supply
Y1
P1
Y2
2. reduces the quantity of goods and services supplied in the short run.
P2
1. A decrease in the price level
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HOW FISCAL POLICY INFLUENCES AD & AS
Fiscal policy refers to the government’s choices regarding the overall level of government purchases or taxes.
Fiscal policy influences saving, investment, and growth in the long run.
In the short run, fiscal policy primarily affects the aggregate demand.
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Fiscal Policy and AD
When policymakers change the taxes, the effect on aggregate demand is indirect—through the spending decisions of firms or households.
When the government alters its own purchases of goods or services, it shifts the aggregate-demand curve directly.
Fiscal Policy and AD
Expansionary fiscal policy
• an increase in G and/or decrease in T shifts AD right
Contractionary fiscal policy
• a decrease in G and/or increase in T shifts AD left
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Fiscal Policy and AD
There are two macroeconomic effects on AD from the Fiscal Policy : – The multiplier effect– The crowding-out effect
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The Multiplier Effect
Each dollar spent by the government can raise the aggregate demand for goods and services by more than a dollar.
The multiplier effect refers to the additional shifts in aggregate demand that result when expansionary fiscal policy increases income and thereby increases consumer spending.
The Multiplier Effect
If the govt buys $20b of planes from Boeing
Boeing’s revenue increases by $20b.
This is distributed to Boeing’s workers (as wages)
and owners (as profits or stock dividends).
These people are also consumers, and will spend a portion of the extra income.
This extra consumption causes further increases in aggregate demand.
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Figure 4 The Multiplier Effect
Quantity ofOutput
PriceLevel
0
Aggregate demand, AD1
$20 billion
AD2
AD3
1. An increase in government purchasesof $20 billion initially increases aggregatedemand by $20 billion . . .
2. . . . but the multipliereffect can amplify theshift in aggregatedemand.
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A Formula for the Spending Multiplier
The formula for the multiplier is:– Multiplier = 1/(1 – MPC)– An important number in this formula
is the marginal propensity to consume (MPC).• It is the fraction of extra income that
a household consumes rather than saves.
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A Formula for the Spending Multiplier
If the MPC = 3/4, then the multiplier will be:
Multiplier = 1/(1 – 3/4) = 4
In this case, a $20 billion increase in government spending generates $80 billion of increased demand for goods and services.
A larger MPC means a larger multiplier in an economy.
The multiplier effect is not restricted to changes in government spending.
EXPANSIONARY FISCAL POLICY
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the multiplier at work...
Real GDP (billions)
Full $20 billionincrease in aggregatedemand
AD2AD1
$5 billion initialincrease in spending
P1
$485 $505
CONTRACTIONARY FISCAL POLICY
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the multiplier at work...
Pri
ce le
vel
Real GDP (billions)
P3
$515
Full $20 billiondecrease in aggregatedemand
AD4
AD3
$5 billion initialdecrease in spending
P4
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The Crowding-Out Effect
Fiscal policy may not affect the economy as strongly as predicted by the multiplier.
An increase in government purchases reduces national saving and causes the interest rate to rise.
A higher interest rate reduces investment spending.
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The Crowding-Out Effect
This reduction in demand that results when a fiscal expansion raises the interest rate is called the crowding-out effect.
The crowding-out effect tends to dampen the effects of fiscal policy on aggregate demand.
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Figure 5 The Crowding-Out Effect
Quantityof Money
Quantity fixedby the Fed
0
InterestRate
r
Money demand, MD
Moneysupply
(a) The Money Market
3. . . . whichincreasestheequilibriuminterestrate . . .
2. . . . the increase inspending increasesmoney demand . . .
MD2
Quantityof Output
0
PriceLevel
Aggregate demand, AD1
(b) The Shift in Aggregate Demand
4. . . . which in turnpartly offsets theinitial increase inaggregate demand.
AD2
AD3
1. When an increase in government purchases increases aggregatedemand . . .
r2
$20 billion
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The Crowding-Out Effect
When the government increases its purchases by $20 billion, the aggregate demand for goods and services could rise by more or less than $20 billion, depending on whether the multiplier effect or the crowding-out effect is larger.
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Changes in Taxes
When the government cuts personal income taxes, it increases households’ take-home pay.
Households save some of this additional income.
Households also spend some of it on consumer goods.
Increased household spending shifts the aggregate-demand curve to the right.
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Changes in Taxes
The size of the shift in aggregate demand resulting from a tax change is affected by the multiplier and crowding-out effects.
It is also determined by the households’ perceptions about the permanency of the tax change.
Active learning 1
The economy is in recession. Shifting the AD curve rightward by $200b would end the recession.
A. If MPC = .8 and there is no crowding out, howmuch should Congress increase G to end the recession?
B. If there is crowding out, will Congress need to increase G more or less than this amount?
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Fiscal policy and aggregate supply
Most economists believe the short-run effects of fiscal policy mainly work through AD.
But fiscal policy might also affect AS.
People respond to incentives. A cut in the tax rate gives workers incentive to work more, so it might increase the quantity of g&s supplied and shift AS to the right.
People who believe this effect is large are called “Supply-siders.”
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Fiscal policy and aggregate supply
Govt purchases may also affect AS:
Suppose govt increases spending on roads (or other public capital).
Better roads may increase business productivity, which increases the quantity of g&s supplied, shifts AS to the right.
This effect is probably more relevant in the long run, as it takes time to build the new roads and put them into use. slide 34
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USING POLICY TO STABILIZE THE ECONOMY
Economic stabilization has been an explicit goal of U.S. policy since the Employment Act of 1946, which states that:– “it is the continuing policy and
responsibility of the federal government to…promote full employment and production.”
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The Case for Active Stabilization Policy
The Employment Act has two implications:– The government should avoid being
the cause of economic fluctuations.– The government should respond to
changes in the private economy in order to stabilize aggregate demand.
The Case for Active Stabilization Policy
when GDP falls below its natural rate, should use expansionary monetary or fiscal policy to prevent or reduce a recession
when GDP rises above its natural rate, should use contractionary policy to prevent or reduce an inflationary boom
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The Case against Active Stabilization Policy
Some economists argue that monetary and fiscal policy destabilizes the economy.
Monetary and fiscal policy affect the economy with a substantial lag.
They suggest the economy should be left to deal with the short-run fluctuations on its own.
policymakers should focus on long-run goals, like economic growth and low inflation.
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Automatic Stabilizers
Automatic stabilizers are changes in fiscal policy that stimulate AD when the economy goes into a recession without policymakers having to take any deliberate action.
Automatic stabilizers include the tax system and some forms of government spending.
Financing the Budget deficit
Borrowing from the Public, and foreign organizations
Raising Taxes / Reducing Government Expenditure.
Printing Money
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Drawbacks and Limitations of Fiscal Policy
Time lags– recognition lag, decision lag,
implementation lag, impact lag
Changing spending and taxation policies
Size of debt
Crowding out
Future generations compromised
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The U.S. Federal Government Budget
(T -G) as a % of GDP
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4
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
% o
f G
DP
The Federal Budget
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
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BUDGET DEFICITS OR SURPLUSESAS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP, 1999
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DenmarkCanadaSweden
United KingdomUnited States
GermanyItaly
FranceCzech Republic
HungaryJapan
Source: Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation
The Government Debt
Government debt is the total amount that the government has borrowed—that the government owes. It is the accumulation of all past deficits.
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The U.S. Federal Government Debt
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20
40
60
80
100
120
1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Per
cent
of G
DP
Fun fact: In the early 1990s, nearly 18 cents of every tax dollar went to pay interest on the debt. (Today it’s about 9 cents.)
Fun fact: In the early 1990s, nearly 18 cents of every tax dollar went to pay interest on the debt. (Today it’s about 9 cents.)