ECO 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ricardian Equivalence

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The government budget: the government budget may want to influence the economy by changing the amount it spends or taxes. The canadian budget was relatively balanced until about 1970. For a few decades afterward, there was a persistent budget deficit. After a shift in surplus, the budget became more unbalanced as the government tried to spend the economy out of recession. The public debt: almost every country in the world has debt, there is a wide discrepancy in the amount of debt owed among countries, aside from korea, canada ha the lowest debt among these oecd countries. Japan has much more debt than 200 percent of its gdp. Most economists believe that some debt is necessary to have smoothly functioning government. It allows the government to be flexible when something unexpected happens: government debt can pay for investments that lead to economic growth and prosperity.

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You hear on the nightly news that the president has vowed to decrease the nation's debt. Both the government and private citizens will have to buckle down and learn to do without, he says.

In order to reduce its debt, a nation must:

A.	run lower deficits.
B.	decrease tax rates.
C.	run lower surpluses.
D.	increase in government spending.

Debt reduction will result in:

A.	more public works projects, higher transfer payments, and more money available for households to spend.
B.	fewer public works projects, higher transfer payments, and more money available for households to spend.
C.	more public works projects, lower transfer payments, and less money available for households to spend.
D.	fewer public works projects, lower transfer payments, and less money available for households to spend.

A friend of yours looks at the state of the U.S. debt in 2011 and tells you, Since the debt is so high, we must be running an incredibly large deficit every year. Your friend's analysis is:

A.	not valid, because the debt is always changing even when deficits are the same.
B.	not valid, because the debt can be high even when the deficit for an individual year is small.
C.	valid, because the debt is always changing even when deficits are the same.
D.	valid, because the public debt is the sum of all deficits and surpluses run by the government over time and can be high even when the deficit for an individual year is small.

Assume that the government in some nations intended to respond to low employment via fiscal policy.

a. What type of policy would this require?

A.	A contractionary fiscal policy designed to decrease the aggregate demand curve.
B.	An expansionary fiscal policy designed to decrease the aggregate demand curve.
C.	An expansionary fiscal policy designed to increase the aggregate demand curve.
D.	A contractionary fiscal policy designed to increase the aggregate demand curve.

b. Assume that this policy ended up having an undesirable outcome. How could this happen in terms of formulation and implementation lags?

A.	This could happen if the implementation lag exceeded the formulation lag.
B.	This could happen if the formulation lag exceeded the implementation lag.
C.	This could happen if the formulation lag and the implementation lag exceeded the expansion.
D.	This could happen if the formulation lag and the implementation lag exceeded the recession.

Econo Nation started 2008 with no national budget debt or surplus. By the end of 2008, it had a budget surplus of $286 million; in 2009, it had a budget deficit of $-425 million; in 2010, it had a budget surplus of $100 million, and the amount of its budget deficit or surplus in 2011 is unknown. If at the end of 2011 Econo Nation's national debt totalled $52 million, determine the deficit or surplus in 2011.

Instructions: Enter your answer as a whole number and include a negative sign if there is a deficit.

Period	Deficit (-) or surplus (+)
Beginning of 2008	$0
End of 2008	$286 million
2009	$-425 million
2010	$100 million
End of 2011	_______ million

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Question 1

Which of the following is true concerning the consumption habits of ALL levels of government?

Select one:

a. All levels of government combined consume close to one-third of the nationâ output.

b. The levels of government consume all of the nationâs output and then ration out resources as it sees fit.

c. the private sector does not produce any goods for the government

d. The levels of government rarely consume any of the nationâs output

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Which of the following is an example of governmental MANDATORY SPENDING?

Select one:

a. Educational programs

b. Environmental and Space Programs

c. Paying the interest on the federal debt

d. National defense spending

Question 3

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The state governments spend most of their money on

Select one:

a. National guard training

b. Education

c. State highway repair

d. Intergovernmental expenditures

Question 4

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During which year did the first federal budget surplus occur within the last three decades?

Select one:

a. 1998

b. 1975

c. 1985

d. 1990

Question 5

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Which is true concerning the Gramm-Rudmand-Hollings Bill?

Select one:

a. It was a bill that helped female employees get tax exemptions

b. It was legislation intended to establish a balanced budget

c. It was a bill that was vetoed because it limited the governmentâs ability to tax

d. It was a bill that was passed to put national defense on the mandatory spending list

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Which of the following is an example of how the government uses taxes to redistribute income?

Select one:

a. The government puts heavy taxes on the poor to gain revenue.

b. the government places very low taxes on the rich so that they can keep their money.

c. People with income pay income taxes and the government can spend money on transfer payments.

d. The government taxes all people equally

40. If the inflation rate falls below the rate that is expected, which of the following will happen?
A) inflationary expectations will increase and the Phillips curve will shift downward in the short run
B) inflationary expectations will decrease and the short-run Phillips curve will shift downward in the long run
C) inflationary expectations will decrease and the short-run Phillips curve will shift upward in the long run
D) inflationary expectations will increase and the Phillips curve will shift upward in the short run
E) inflationary expectations will decrease and the Phillips curve will shift downward in the short run

41. Which case represents the largest increase in the real national debt?
A) the price level increases by 500 percent and nominal debt increases by 500 percent
B) the price level increases by 200 percent and nominal debt increases by 600 percent
C) the price level decreases by 50 percent and nominal debt increases by 300 percent
D) the price level increases by 400 percent and nominal debt increases by 200 percent
E) the price level decreases by 90 percent and nominal debt increases by 200 percent

42. Which of the following is a transfer payment?
A) the federal government's budget deficit
B) unemployment compensation payments
C) military spending
D) wages of government employees
E) the excise tax on gasoline

43. One problem with using countercyclical fiscal policy is that
A) it may take months for the policy to be enacted
B) the policy may take effect too quickly
C) the money supply cannot be changed until several months have passed
D) tax cuts must be matched with spending changes
E) it has no effect on consumption spending

44. Suppose you are the president of a large bank. In which situation would you be most reluctant to loan money to a country?
A) its nominal debt is $10 trillion
B) its nominal debt is 1 percent of nominal GDP
C) its nominal deficit is $150 billion
D) its real deficit is 100 percent of real GDP
E) its real debt is 1 percent of real GDP

45. The national debt
A) can be paid off without major economic effects
B) need never be paid off
C) is no more serious a problem than is a corporation's debt
D) should not exist during a period of economic prosperity
E) is the simple sum of post budget deficits

46. Tax avoidance
A) reduces the difference between the average and marginal tax rates
B) increases federal revenue when it reduces the need for IRS workers
C) reduces federal revenue but does not affect tax progressivity
D) makes the tax system less progressive
E) makes the tax system more progressive

47. The national debt
A) is currently greater than the annual federal deficit
B) is reduced by the revenue generated from the federal deficit
C) decreases as the deficit is reduced
D) is a flow variable
E) varies depending on developments in the stock market

48. In the long run,
A) a larger budget deficit means a larger money supply
B) lower investment spending means slower growth of the standard of living
C) a larger budget deficit means higher consumption spending
D) a larger budget surplus means a smaller capital stock
E) government spending has no effect on the budget deficit or surplus

49. In an expansion,
A) federal budget deficits tend to rise
B) federal budget deficits tend to fall
C) the federal debt tends to rise faster than in a recession
D) federal government tax receipts tend to fall
E) there is pressure on the Fed to monetize the debt

50. Which of the following is not considered an automatic stabilizer?
A) food stamp program for people with low incomes
B) welfare program for families with dependent children
C) Medicaid, a health program for the poor
D) financial assistance for disabled people
E) unemployment programs that pay benefits to those who lose their jobs

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