1) Label each of the following statements true, false, or uncertain. Explain briefly. a. The largest component of GDP is consumption. b. Government spending, including transfers was equal to 19% of GDP in 2003. c. The propensity to consume has to be positive, but otherwise it can take on any positive value. d. Fiscal policy describes the choices of government spending and taxes, and is treated as exogenous in our goods market model. e. The equilibrium condition for the goods market states that consumption equals output. f. an increase of one unit in government spending leads to an increase of one unit in equilibrium output. g. An increase in the propensity to consume leads to a decrease in output.

1) Label each of the following statements true, false, or uncertain. Explain briefly. a. The largest component of GDP is consumption. b. Government spending, including transfers was equal to 19% of GDP in 2003. c. The propensity to consume has to be positive, but otherwise it can take on any positive value. d. Fiscal policy describes the choices of government spending and taxes, and is treated as exogenous in our goods market model. e. The equilibrium condition for the goods market states that consumption equals output. f. an increase of one unit in government spending leads to an increase of one unit in equilibrium output. g. An increase in the propensity to consume leads to a decrease in output.

Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)

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ISBN:9781305585126

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter36: Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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