1.Diminishing Returns to Capital and Real Wages. Explain why this statement is wrong: "Since capital is subject to diminishing returns, an increase in the supply of capital will reduce real wages." 2. Government Spending, Taxes, and Investment. Suppose a government places a 10 percent tax on incomes and spends half the money from taxes on investment and half on public consumption goods, such as military parades. Individuals save 20 percent of their income and consume the rest. Does total investment (public and private) increase or decrease in this case?.

1.Diminishing Returns to Capital and Real Wages. Explain why this statement is wrong: "Since capital is subject to diminishing returns, an increase in the supply of capital will reduce real wages." 2. Government Spending, Taxes, and Investment. Suppose a government places a 10 percent tax on incomes and spends half the money from taxes on investment and half on public consumption goods, such as military parades. Individuals save 20 percent of their income and consume the rest. Does total investment (public and private) increase or decrease in this case?.

Brief Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781337091985

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter18: Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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