Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
Foundations of Economics (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134486819
Author: Robin Bade, Michael Parkin
Publisher: PEARSON
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When a government runs a deficit, it _________ a. It cuts fundings for defense and uses the money to other government services. b. It shuts the government down. c. It borrows from the public through the financial system to increase its spending. d. It reallocates money from departments that have excesses to departments that have deficits.
• Analyze the effects of a government budget deficit. • Examine how the interest rate is determined in a variety of scenarios. • Synthesize knowledge of saving, investment, and the financial system. Government budget and national saving: 1. Suppose that GDP equals $10 trillion, consumption equals $6.5 trillion, and the government spends $2 trillion and has a budget deficit of $300 billion. Please find public saving, taxes, private saving, national saving, and investment.
2. When the government runs a fiscal deficit, it finances it by:   a. issuing stocks   b. decreasing taxes   c. borrowing money from a commercial bank   d. issuing bonds
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