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Fiscal Policy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Discretionary Fiscal Policy | Congress crates a bill to change AD, however has time lags. |
| Non discretionary policy | Automatic staiblizers that are built in and dont require new legislation. |
| Expansionary Fiscal Policy | Laws that reduce unemployment and increase GDP (Close a Recessionary Gap) |
| Contractionary Fiscal policy | Laws that reduce inflation, decrease GDP (Close a Inflationary Gap) |
| Multiplier effect | Initial change in spending will set off spending change that is magnified in the economy |
| Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC) | How much people consume rather than save when there is change in income. |
| Marginal Propensity to Save (MPS) | How much people rather save than consume when there is change in income. |
| Deficit Spending | when a government's expenditures exceed its revenues within a specific fiscal period, resulting in a budget deficit |
| Time lags | delays between an economic event (like a recession or policy change) and its subsequent effects or policy response |
| Crowding Out | Government spending might cause unintended effects that weaken impact of the policy |