Introduction
Macroeconomic is a study of an economy in an aggregate. Macro economy defines economic changes that affect household, companies and market. Macro economy can be used to analyze the things that influence policy goals such as economic growth, price stability, employment and the achievement of sustainable balance sheet.
Macroeconomic problems occur in every country, both developed countries and developing countries. Therefore, the government created the macroeconomic policies so that national development can work well.
Macroeconomic policy is the policy of the government in the economic field to control and maintain economic stability. Economic policies are carried out by controlling / manipulating economic variables. These
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Problems of a country’s economy are very diverse including the inflation, unemployment, economic growth, etc. To overcome these problems the government can make policies, as follows.
1. Fiscal Policy
Fiscal policy is a policy pursued by the government in taxation and government spending / budget to affect aggregate spending. Fiscal policy includes the government spending that made changes in income and aggregate expenditure in the economy or influence the course of the economy. For example the imposition of income tax and cigarette tax imposition.
Through fiscal policy, the government can influence the level of national income, the level of employment, the level of national investment, distribution of national income and so on.
2. Monetary Policy
Monetary policy is a policy pursued by the government / central bank in the money supply and interest rate policy to affect aggregate spending. For example the government to implement the amount of money circulating in the community and an increase in bank interest rates.
Bank Indonesia should remain cautious with regards to monetary and macro-prudential policies, taking into account both external
Course Description Principles of Macroeconomics deals with consumers as a whole, producers as a whole, the effects of government spending and taxation policies, and the effects of the monetary policy carried out by the Federal Reserve Bank. Macroeconomics is concerned with unemployment, inflation, and the business cycle. Text Required: Macroeconomics, Roger A. Arnold, 7th Edition, 2005 Recommended: Macroeconomics Study Guide, Roger A. Arnold, 7th
Another form of macroeconomic policy is fiscal policy, which involves the use of the Commonwealth Government’s budget in order to achieve the Government economic objectives. By varying the amount of government spending and revenue, the government can effectively alter the level of economic activity, which in turn will influence economic growth, inflation, unemployment and the external indicators of the economy.
The fiscal policy is when the government changes its spending level and tax rates to monitor and influence their economy. The government will need to increase tax revenues to fund expenditure by increasing taxation by adjusting the income tax level.
The fiscal policy is when the government changes its spending level and tax rates to monitor and influence their economy. The government will need to increase tax revenues to fund expenditure by increasing taxation by adjusting the income tax level.
Monetary policy is the regulation of the money supply to influence variables such as inflation, employment, and economic growth. Fiscal policies, on the other hand, use the ability to tax and spend in order to influence those same variables (McEachern, 2014, p. 57). A blend of both of these policies is essential for improving the economy when a recession has occurred.
11.Macroeconomics is best described as the study of A) very large issues.B) the choices made by individual households, firms, and governments.C) the nation's economy as a whole.D) the relationship between inflation and wage inequality.Points Earned: 0.4/0.4Correct Answer(s): C
There are two ways the economy can be assisted in growing and sustaining itself. First through fiscal policy from the national governments help of changing taxes and spending, then Monetary policy, the managing of money. The two are supposed to work together to help create a better economy but, at times fall short. Leaders in the government for the most part have a top priority to stay in their position, with that in mind they tend to give the people the immediate satisfaction they want which is increased spending and reduced taxes. With this approach fiscal policy is considered expansionary, restrictive monetary policy is what is needed to stop inflation to counteract this.
Fiscal policy is often linked with Keynesianism (Michael Smith, Investpedia), which is derived from British economist John Maynard Keynes. Theories of Keynesianism have been used over time as they are popular and specifically applied to assuage economic downturns. The principle behind fiscal policy is influencing the level of aggregate demand in the economy to achieve economic factors of stabilizing the price, full employment and economic growth. Fiscal Policy is a government’s decision regarding spending and taxing. If a government wants to increase or restore growth in the economy, Spending rises. More items are purchased in spite of sticky prices, because of this the firm increases output.
The fiscal policies refer to the way in which the government affects those activities in the economy of a country. The major common fiscal policies that occur in the economy are the government expenditure and the level of taxation and they are usually advocated by the Central Bank of the country. The fiscal policies are a strategy that relates to the monetary policies that are used by the central bank of a country to control level of money supply in the country. The fiscal policies have a lot of influence on the money supply in the economy.
The President of Bartavia wants to enact expansionary fiscal policy with the intention of manipulating inflation and unemployment. Although Bartavia is nearly employing all of its resources in production and extremely close to full employment level, the President is still concerned about the small percentage that is unemployed. Unemployment is the state of a person without a job or a reliable salary or income. Inflation and unemployment are characteristics that are closely monitored to indicate the economic performance of a country. As the economic advisor to the president, I would strongly advise against implementing this policy. Currently, the economy is not in a recession making the trade-offs associated with economic expansion counter intuitive. In addition, the Phillips Curve demonstrates the inverse relationship between inflation and unemployment, making the need for expansionary action unnecessary right now. Finally, Okun 's Law shows how this policy would effect Bartavia 's GDP via the sacrifice ratio. These three reasons show that the long-run consequences outweigh the short-run benefits of expansionary fiscal policy. Therefore, I implore the President to avoid implementing the expansionary policy.
Fiscal policy is used by the federal government to direct the economy. Fiscal policy can affect borrowing and the size of an organization’s tax bill. The amount of spending that the government makes directly affects the economy. The spending can also enhance growth within the economy by increasing funds available for organizations to fund capital expenditures.
The government, by the way of its taxing, ability to spend, and controlling money supply attempts to promote full employment, price stability, and economic growth. The government strives to gain these objectives by taxing and spending which is called the fiscal policy. There are tools of the fiscal policy and they are sorted into two broad categories. The first one is called automatic stabilizers which are revenue and spending programs in the federal budget that automatically adjust with the ups and downs of the economy to stabilize disposable income and consumption and real GDP. The second one is the discretionary fiscal policy which requires the deliberate manipulation of the government purchases, transfer payments, and taxes to promote macroeconomic goals, some of these discretionary policies are temporary.
Fiscal Policy involves the Government changing the levels of Taxation and Government Spending in order to influence AD (Aggregate Demand) and therefore the level of economic activity.
The national government has two main tools to smooth the business cycle and to reduce unemployment and inflation. These tools are monetary policy fiscal policy, and we describe them in the following to smooth the business cycle and to reduce unemployment and inflation.
Expansionary fiscal policy consists of change in government expenditures, or taxes, in order in influence the level of economic