MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY
MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337613057
Author: Tucker
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 12, Problem 1SQP
To determine

Percentage of government spending in GDP.

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The difference between the total government expenditures and total government spending is known as transfer payments. Transfer payment implies that the resources are not used up, instead they are only redistributed. The reallocation of resources results in transfer of the purchasing power from one group of people to another.

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