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Macroeconomics 12th Edition by William Baumol,Alan Blinder

Edition 12ISBN: 978-1305033016
book Macroeconomics 12th Edition by William Baumol,Alan Blinder cover

Macroeconomics 12th Edition by William Baumol,Alan Blinder

Edition 12ISBN: 978-1305033016
Exercise 3
Return to the hypothetical economy in Test Yourself Question 1, and now suppose that both taxes and government purchases are increased by $120. Find the new equilibrium under the assumption that consumer spending continues to be exactly three-quarters of disposable income (as it is in Test Yourself Question 1).
Reference Test Yourself Question 1
Consider an economy in which tax collections are always $400 and in which the four components of aggregate demand are as follows:
Return to the hypothetical economy in Test Yourself Question 1, and now suppose that both taxes and government purchases are increased by $120. Find the new equilibrium under the assumption that consumer spending continues to be exactly three-quarters of disposable income (as it is in Test Yourself Question 1). Reference Test Yourself Question 1 Consider an economy in which tax collections are always $400 and in which the four components of aggregate demand are as follows:     Find the equilibrium of this economy graphically. What is the marginal propensity to consume? What is the multiplier? What would happen to equilibrium GDP if government purchases were reduced by $60 and the price level remained unchanged?
Find the equilibrium of this economy graphically. What is the marginal propensity to consume? What is the multiplier? What would happen to equilibrium GDP if government purchases were reduced by $60 and the price level remained unchanged?
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