Economics (Irwin Economics)
21st Edition
ISBN: 9781259723223
Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 31.7, Problem 2QQ
To determine
Inflationary expenditure gap.
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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.
One of the fiscal measures of dealing with inflation is:
a.
Implement a budget surplus
b.
Operate a budget deficit
c.
Increase the rate of interest
d.
Operate a balance budget
A government with debt has an incentive to create inflation to eliminate some debt. Why might it not always do this?
I. The fisher effect
II. The government cannot create inflation
III. This may upset bond purchasers who are also voters
IV. Borrowers and lenders come to expect increases in inflation, which increases the nominal interest rate
III only
I, III, and IV
II and III only
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