PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
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Chapter D, Problem 9RQ
Exercise D9
What is the marginal propensity to consume, and how is it related to the marginal propensity to import?
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Chapter D Solutions
PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
Ch. D - Exercise D6 What is on the axes of an...Ch. D - Exercise D7 What does the 45-degree line show?Ch. D - Exercise D8 What determines the slope of a...Ch. D - Exercise D9 What is the marginal propensity to...Ch. D - Exercise D10 Why are the investment function, the...Ch. D - Exercise D11 Why does the import function slope...Ch. D - Exercise D12 What are the components on which the...Ch. D - Exercise D13 Is the equilibrium in a Keynesian...Ch. D - Exercise D14 What is an inflationary gap? A...Ch. D - Exercise D15 What is the multiplier effect?
Ch. D - Exercise D16 Why are savings, taxes, and imports...Ch. D - Exercise D17 Will an economy with a high...Ch. D - Exercise D18 How do economists use the multiplier?Ch. D - Exercise D19 What does it mean when the aggregate...Ch. D - Exercise D20 Which model, the AD/AS or the AE...Ch. D - Exercise D21 What are some reasons that the...Ch. D - Exercise D22 What should the government do to...Ch. D - Exercise D23 Two counties are in a recession....Ch. D - Exercise D24 Compare two policies: a tax cut on...Ch. D - Exercise D25 What role does government play in...Ch. D - Exercise D26 If there is a recessionary gap of 100...Ch. D - Exercise D27 What other changes in the economy can...
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- Exercise D15 What is the multiplier effect?arrow_forwardExercise D11 Why does the import function slope down? What is the marginal propensity to import?arrow_forwardExercise D23 Two counties are in a recession. Country A has an MPC of 0.8 and Country B has an MPC of 0.6. In which country will government spending have the greatest impact?arrow_forward
- Exercise D16 Why are savings, taxes, and imports referred to as leakages in calculating the multiplier effect?arrow_forwardExercise D26 If there is a recessionary gap of 100 billion, should the gamut increase spending by 100 billion to close the gap? Why? Why not?arrow_forwardExercise D12 What are the components on which the aggregate expenditure function is based?arrow_forward
- Exercise D8 What determines the slope of a consumption function?arrow_forwardExercise D19 What does it mean when the aggregate expenditure line crosses the 45-degrss line? In other words, how would you explain the intersection in words?arrow_forwardExercise D10 Why are the investment function, the government spending function, and the export function all drawn as flat lines?arrow_forward
- Exercise D17 Will an economy with a high multiplier be more stable or less stable than an economy with a low multiplier in response to changes in the economy or in government policy?arrow_forwardExercise D27 What other changes in the economy can be evaluated using the multiplier?arrow_forwardExercise D22 What should the government do to relieve inflationary pressures if the aggregate expenditure is greater than potential GDP?arrow_forward
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