What do you think generally happens to the Debt/GDP ratio as the
economy moves toward the...
What do you think generally happens to the Debt/GDP ratio as the
economy moves toward the peak of a business cycle? Explain assuming
that the government has not adopted discretionary fiscal policy to
stimulate the economy.
. What is the debt to GDP ratio for the U.S. public debt for
2018? Is the U.S. national debt beneficial or detrimental to the
U.S. economy? Provide and explain three reasons to support your
answer. Be specific.
What happens to the component costs of debt and equity when the
debt ratio is increased? Why does this occur?
What does the MM theory with no taxes state about the value of
a levered firm versus the value of an otherwise identical but
unlevered firm? What does this imply about the optimal capital
structure?
Why does the MM theory with corporate taxes lead to 100%
debt?
What does the Miller model with personal and corporate taxes
imply about value...
what happens to the equilibrium level of GDP if all the
individuals in this experimental economy decide to spend less and
save more? what effect does this have on the actual level of total
saving in future onwards?
Much have been said about the ratio of government debt to GDP.
Some say economy
will be in real trouble if the ratio figure exceeds the threshold
level (e.g. 55%). Others
do not bother about the figure as long as the government can react
to its best judgement
to get the economy going.
(a) Discuss your opinions about the strength and weaknesses of
having the
threshold level for the government debt to GDP ratio.
(b) Using the debt dynamics equation,...
Lets imagine you want to reduce the public debt to gdp ratio
(D/Y). What is the best method:
reducing govt. spending, increasing taxes, printing money or
increasing potential output?
Explain your answer
Now that you understand what GDP is and how it is calculated do
you think it is a good measure of economic activity. Make sure you
reference any problems you may have with Real versus Nominal
GDP.
Just for your information a very big discussion is currently
underway concerning Real versus Nominal GDP as a target of economic
policy. If any takes intermediate Macroeconomics we will spend time
examining that issue.
What is the debt to GDP ratio for the US government? Is that
bad? Give some arguments why it NOT necessarily a problem and other
arguments about the risk of that ratio getting too
high.
using the US debt clock
What do YOU think about the public debt? Do you agree or
disagree with the video? Which part and why/why not? Try to use the
economic concepts you have learned from this course, and minimize
any political leanings.
What kinds of changes can we expect in government spending OR
tax increase OR BOTH to bring the deficit down?
What else can be done to bring the public debt down besides
change in government spending or...