ECON 295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Exchange Rate, Ceteris Paribus, Consumption Function

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Government purchases of goods and services (g) are part of desired aggregate expenditure autonomous (not consequence of change in gdp, infrastructure) Including all levels of government federal, provincial, territorial and municipal (add them up) Net taxes (t) are total tax revenues net of transfer payments. In our simple model, g is treated autonomous while t is induced. Tax rate is constant (taxes 10% of gdp) Where t is the net tax rate (assumed autonomous and average=marginal) T enters the ae function indirectly via the consumption function: The budget balance is the difference between g and t* When measuring the overall contribution of government to desired aggregate expenditure, all levels of government must be included. Canada"s exports are autonomous with respect to canadian gdp. Canada"s imports rise as canadian gdp rises (imports are effected by changes in our gdp (induced), exports autonomous) Where m is the marginal propensity to import.

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1. Assume an economy with a Household Sector and a Business Sector. Household spending is given by C= 400 + 0.9Qd. Since there is no public sector, Qd = Q. Business sector spending is given as I = 1300. Determine the level of Autonomous Spending, the Spending Multiplier, GDP (Q), Consumption Spending (C) and Household Savings.

2. Now add a Foreign Sector where Exports are X = 1000 and Imports are Im = 500 + 0.1Q. Determine the level of Autonomous Spending, the Spending Multiplier, GDP (Q), Imports, Net Exports, Consumption Spending (C) and Household Savings.

3. Now add a public sector where Government Purchases are G = 2000, Transfer Payments are Tr = 2500 and Taxes are Tx = 500 + (1/3)Q. With the public sector Disposable Income is Qd = Q - Tx + Tr. Determine the level of Autonomous Spending, the Spending Multiplier, GDP (Q), Imports, Net Exports, Taxes, Disposable Income, Consumption Spending (C), Household Savings and the Deficit.

Please explain what each equation represents in the answer.

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The Modified Keynesian Model

Y = C + I + G + X â IM â¦ equilibrium condition in a 4-sector model where:

C = 150 + 0.9DI â¦ consumption function

I = 50 â¦ autonomous investment

G = 100 â¦ autonomous government spending

X = 200 â¦ autonomous exports

IM = 100 â¦ autonomous imports

And also:

DI = Y â T + Tr T = 0 â¦ autonomous taxes

Tr = 0 â¦ autonomous transfer payments

YF = 5000 â¦ full-employment Y

1. Solve for the equilibrium level of real output/income (Y*) in this economy.

2. Given the model above, net exports equal $________. Does this represent a trade deficit or trade surplus?

3. Given the model above, the federal budget has a (deficit/surplus) equal to $________.

4. What is the value of the MPC? â¦ the value of the MPS?

5. Calculate the âoversimplifiedâ expenditure multiplier.

6. Suppose that full-employment (YF) equals $5000. Is there a recessionary or inflationary output gap?

7. (Refer to question â6â.) How much is the gap equal to?

8. Suppose the government chooses to eliminate the gap by using expansionary fiscal policy (i.e., increasing G). Given the numbers above, by how much would government spending (G) need to increase to achieve the goal of full-employment?

9. Suppose instead that the government decided to lower taxes to eliminate the output gap in question â6â. How much would taxes need to fall to achieve the goal of full-employment?

10. Which action (raising G or lowering T) has the largest effect on the federal budget deficit and the national debt?

11. Suppose the national debt equaled $6000 before the tax cut (refer to question â9â). What would be the value of the national debt after this policy action?

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Assume that the equations below describe the expenditures within a particular macroeconomy and that these equations conform to the assumptions we've made in the lecture regarding the fixed price level Aggregate Expenditure model. All values for expenditure and income are dollar amounts, but for simplicity, we've dropped the $ below.

C = 0.8(DI) + 1000	C = Consumption expenditure, DI = Disposable Income
I = 2000	I = Investment expenditure
G = 1000	G = government expenditure
X = 1600	X = spending on exports
M = 1800	M = spending on imports
DI = Y - T	Y = real GDP, T = tax revenues/>
T = 1000
Yp = 12000	Yp = Potential GDP

Given the equations above, we can describe the GDP, government budget, and net exports in this economy. Select three characteristics from the list below which accurately describe this economy. Note that there is no partial credit on this question. I.e., your answer will either be all correct, or all wrong.

	a.	inflationary gap
	b.	recessionary gap
	c.	no output gap
	d.	government budget surplus
	e.	government budget deficit
	f.	balanced government budget
	g.	trade deficit
	h.	trade surplus
	i.	net exports of zero

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