What impact would an increase in the nation’s money supply or
the federal government’s budget deficit...
What impact would an increase in the nation’s money supply or
the federal government’s budget deficit have on the real GDP and
price level in the macro-economy? What phase of the business cycle
might this create?
a)Explain the impacts of an increase in the budget deficit and
increase in money supply on goods, money and bond markets
equilibrium
b)Using 1S-LM-bb figure, explain why the bond market curve (bb
curve) is positively sloped and relatively flat.
Will an increase in the federal budget surplus (a decrease in
the budget deficit) necessarily lead to a decrease in the foreign
trade deficit? Why or why not? Use the magic equation and your
knowledge of international capital flows to explain.
If the USA continues to increase its federal budget deficit,
what effect will this have on the U.S. dollar and why? What will be
the effect on the balance of trade and why? Explain.
What impact might a decrease in the U.S. federal budget deficit
have on interest rates and exchange rates in the market for the
U.S. dollar? (Assume the exchange rate is stated in terms of
foreign currency per U.S. dollar.)
A.
Interest rates decrease and exchange rates increase.
B.
Interest rates increase and exchange rates decrease.
C.
Interest rates and exchange rates decrease.
D.
Interest rates and exchange rates increase.
1) Explain the 4 ways the Federal Reserve would increase the
money Supply and explain and graph how this would impact interest
rates, consumption, investment, AD, GDP, Prices and Unemployment.
(Make sure to include both the money and the goods graph).
An
increase in the federal government budget deficit will cause the:
saving function to shift inward . investment function to shift
inward . saving function to shift outward . investment function to
shift outward .
What is the difference between the federal debt and the budget
deficit? Is a large federal debt a good, bad, or indifferent
occurrence? Defend your answer. What are the dangers associated
with a large federal budget deficit?
What is the difference between the federal budget deficit and
the national debt?
a. The budget deficit is the amount by which expenditures exceed
revenues in a particular year, while the national debt is the
cumulative effect of all past budget deficits and surpluses.
b. The national debt includes all outstanding bonds, while the
budget deficit excludes bonds held by government agencies.
c. The budget deficit is the cumulative effect of all prior
national debts.
d. There is no difference...
Compare the impact of an increase in the government's budget
deficit on national saving, interest rate and investment spending
in two cases: a small open economy and a closed economy. The two
economies are otherwise comparable. Assume prices are flexible and
that factors of production are fully employed in both economies.
Assume there is perfect capital mobility for the small open
economy. (125 words maximum)