Felix lives in the fictional country of Lindelof, which raises government revenue by taxing everyone the same amount. The government of Lindelof has just implemented a tax cut that reduces annual taxes by $3,500 per person. However, government spending has not changed, nor is it likely change in the future. The tax cut has raised Felix's income by $3,500. If Felix acts according to the prediction of new classical economics (and doesn't plan to leave Lindelof), his consumption is likely to increase by Suppose that instead of cutting taxes while keeping its spending the same, the government did the opposite: it increased its spending by $3,500 per person while keeping taxes the same. If everyone in Lindelof acted like Felix, the likely increase in aggregate demand would be per person.

Felix lives in the fictional country of Lindelof, which raises government revenue by taxing everyone the same amount. The government of Lindelof has just implemented a tax cut that reduces annual taxes by $3,500 per person. However, government spending has not changed, nor is it likely change in the future. The tax cut has raised Felix's income by $3,500. If Felix acts according to the prediction of new classical economics (and doesn't plan to leave Lindelof), his consumption is likely to increase by Suppose that instead of cutting taxes while keeping its spending the same, the government did the opposite: it increased its spending by $3,500 per person while keeping taxes the same. If everyone in Lindelof acted like Felix, the likely increase in aggregate demand would be per person.

Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305585126

Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

Publisher:N. Gregory Mankiw

Chapter36: Six Debates Over Macroeconomic Policy

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