Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Macroeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285165912
Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 17, Problem 4QCMC
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Cause of hyperinflation.

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"Inflation tax" means that: Select one: a. as the price level rises, taxpayers are pushed into higher tax brackets. b. as the price level rises, the real value of money held by the public decreases. c. as taxes increase, the rate of inflation also increases. d. in a hyperinflation, the chief source of tax revenue is often the printing of money.
What's wrong with this way of thinking? "When the government runs a budget deficit, it simply pays its bills by printing more money. As the newly printed money works its way through the economy, it waters down the value of paper money already in circulation. Thus, it takes more money to buy things. Budget deficits are the major cause of inflation."
List and explain the 3 Fiscal Policy tools that reduce inflation (Decrease government spending, Tax Increase, and Combination of the Two) and indicate how each tool is used to attack the inflation problem?
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