Transcript Principles of Macroeconomics, Case/Fair/Oster, 10e

The Government and
Fiscal Policy
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CHAPTER OUTLINE
Government in the Economy
Government Purchases (G), Net Taxes (T), and Disposable
Income (Yd)
The Determination of Equilibrium Output (Income)
Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Government Spending Multiplier
The Tax Multiplier
The Balanced-Budget Multiplier
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The Federal Budget
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The Budget in 2009
Fiscal Policy Since 1993: The Clinton, Bush, and Obama
Administrations
The Federal Government Debt
The Economy’s Influence on the Government
Budget
Automatic Stabilizers and Destabilizers
Full-Employment Budget
Looking Ahead
Appendix A: Deriving the Fiscal Policy Multipliers
Appendix B: The Case in Which Tax Revenues
Depend on Income
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fiscal policy The government’s spending and taxing policies.
monetary policy The behavior of the Central Bank
concerning the nation’s money supply.
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Government in the Economy
discretionary fiscal policy Changes in taxes or spending that are the result
of deliberate changes in government policy.
Government Purchases (G), Net Taxes (T), and Disposable Income (Yd)
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net taxes (T) Taxes paid by firms and households to the government
minus transfer payments made to households by the government.
disposable, or after-tax, income (Yd) Total income minus net taxes:
Y − T.
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disposable income ≡ total income − net taxes
Yd ≡ Y − T
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Government in the Economy
Government Purchases (G), Net Taxes (T), and Disposable Income (Yd)
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 FIGURE 24.1 Adding Net Taxes
(T) and Government Purchases (G)
to the Circular Flow of Income
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Government in the Economy
Government Purchases (G), Net Taxes (T), and Disposable Income (Yd)
The disposable income (Yd) of households must end up as either
consumption (C) or saving (S). Thus,
Yd  C  S
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Because disposable income is aggregate income (Y) minus net taxes
(T), we can write another identity:
Y  T  C S
By adding T to both sides:
Y  C S  T
Planned aggregate expenditure (AE) is the sum of consumption
spending by households (C), planned investment by business firms (I),
and government purchases of goods and services (G).
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AE  C  I  G
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Government in the Economy
Government Purchases (G), Net Taxes (T), and Disposable Income (Yd)
budget deficit The difference between what a government spends
and what it collects in taxes in a given period: G − T.
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budget deficit ≡ G − T
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Government in the Economy
Government Purchases (G), Net Taxes (T), and Disposable Income (Yd)
Adding Taxes to the Consumption Function
To modify our aggregate consumption function to
incorporate disposable income instead of before-tax income,
instead of C = a + bY, we write
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C = a + bYd
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or
C = a + b(Y − T)
Our consumption function now has consumption depending
on disposable income instead of before-tax income.
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Government in the Economy
Government Purchases (G), Net Taxes (T), and Disposable Income (Yd)
Planned Investment
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The government can affect investment behavior through its
tax treatment of depreciation and other tax policies.
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Government in the Economy
The Determination of Equilibrium Output (Income)
Y=C+I+G
TABLE 24.1 Finding Equilibrium for I = 100, G = 100, and T = 100
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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Output
Net Disposable Consumption
(Income) Taxes
Income
Spending
Y
T
Yd ≡Y  T C = 100 + .75 Yd
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Planned
Planned
Unplanned
Saving Investment Government Aggregate
Inventory Adjustment
S
Spending Purchases Expenditure
Change
to DisequiYd – C
I
G
C + I + G Y  (C + I + G)
librium
300
100
200
250
 50
100
100
450
 150
Output ↑
500
100
400
400
0
100
100
600
 100
Output ↑
700
100
600
550
50
100
100
750
 50
Output ↑
900
100
800
700
100
100
100
900
0
Equilibrium
1,100
100
1,000
850
150
100
100
1,050
+ 50
Output ↓
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
200
100
100
1,200
+ 100
Output ↓
1,500
100
1,400
1,150
250
100
100
1,350
+ 150
Output ↓
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Government in the Economy
The Determination of Equilibrium Output (Income)
 FIGURE 24.2 Finding Equilibrium
Output/Income Graphically
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Because G and I are both fixed at
100, the aggregate expenditure
function is the new consumption
function displaced upward by I + G
= 200.
Equilibrium occurs at Y = C + I + G
= 900.
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Government in the Economy
The Determination of Equilibrium Output (Income)
The Saving/Investment Approach to Equilibrium
saving/investment approach to equilibrium:
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S+T=I+G
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To derive this, we know that in equilibrium, aggregate
output (income) (Y) equals planned aggregate expenditure
(AE). By definition, AE equals C + I + G, and by definition,
Y equals C + S + T.
Therefore, at equilibrium:
C+S+T=C+I+G
Subtracting C from both sides leaves:
S+T=I+G
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
At this point, we are assuming that the government controls G and T. In this
section, we will review three multipliers:
Government spending multiplier
Tax multiplier
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Balanced-budget multiplier
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Government Spending Multiplier
government spending multiplier 
1
MPS
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government spending multiplier The ratio of the change in the
equilibrium level of output to a change in government spending.
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Government Spending Multiplier
TABLE 24.2 Finding Equilibrium after a Government Spending Increase of 50 (G Has
Increased from 100 in Table 9.1 to 150 Here)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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Output
Net Disposable Consumption
(Income) Taxes
Income
Spending
Y
T
Yd ≡Y  T C = 100 + .75 Yd
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
Unplanned
Planned
Planned
Inventory
Saving Investment Government Aggregate
Change
Adjustment
S
Spending Purchases Expenditure Y  (C + I +
to
Yd – C
I
G
C+I+G
G)
Disequilibrium
300
100
200
250
 50
100
150
500
 200
Output ↑
500
100
400
400
0
100
150
650
 150
Output ↑
700
100
600
550
50
100
150
800
 100
Output ↑
900
100
800
700
100
100
150
950
 50
Output ↑
1,100
100
1,000
850
150
100
150
1,100
0
1,300
100
1,200
1,000
200
100
150
1,250
+ 50
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Equilibrium
Output ↓
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Government Spending Multiplier
 FIGURE 24.3 The Government
Spending Multiplier
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Increasing government spending by
50 shifts the AE function up by 50.
As Y rises in response, additional
consumption is generated.
Overall, the equilibrium level of Y
increases by 200, from 900 to 1,100.
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Tax Multiplier
tax multiplier The ratio of change in the equilibrium level of output to
a change in taxes.
 1 
 Y  (initial increase in aggregate expenditure)  

 MPS 
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Because the initial change in aggregate expenditure caused by a tax
change of ∆T is (−∆T × MPC), we can solve for the tax multiplier by
substitution:
1 
MPC 


Y  (  T  MPC )  
  T  

 MPS 
 MPS 
Because a tax cut will cause an increase in consumption expenditures
and output and a tax increase will cause a reduction in consumption
expenditures and output, the tax multiplier is a negative multiplier:
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tax multiplier  
 
MPC
MPS
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Balanced-Budget Multiplier
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balanced-budget multiplier The ratio of change in the equilibrium
level of output to a change in government spending where the change
in government spending is balanced by a change in taxes so as not to
create any deficit. The balanced-budget multiplier is equal to 1: The
change in Y resulting from the change in G and the equal change in T
are exactly the same size as the initial change in G or T.
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balanced-budget multiplier  1
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Balanced-Budget Multiplier
TABLE 24.3 Finding Equilibrium after a Balanced-Budget Increase in G and T of 200 Each
(Both G and T Have Increased from 100 in Table 9.1 to 300 Here)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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Output
Net Disposable Consumption
(Income) Taxes
Income
Spending
Y
T
Yd ≡Y  T C = 100 + .75 Yd
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Planned
Planned
Unplanned
Investment Government Aggregate
Inventory
Adjustment
Spending Purchases Expenditure
Change
to
I
G
C + I + G Y  (C + I + G) Disequilibrium
500
300
200
250
100
300
650
 150
Output ↑
700
300
400
400
100
300
800
 100
Output ↑
900
300
600
550
100
300
950
 50
Output ↑
1,100
300
800
700
100
300
1,100
0
1,300
300
1,000
850
100
300
1,250
+ 50
Output ↓
1,500
300
1,200
1,000
100
300
1,400
+ 100
Output ↓
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Equilibrium
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Balanced-Budget Multiplier
TABLE 24.4 Summary of Fiscal Policy Multipliers
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Policy Stimulus
Multiplier
Government
spending
multiplier
Increase or decrease in the
level of government
purchases: ∆G
1
MPS
Tax multiplier
Increase or decrease in the
level of net taxes: ∆T
 MPC
MPS
Balanced-budget
multiplier
Simultaneous balanced-budget
increase or decrease in the
level of government purchases
and net taxes: ∆G = ∆T
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Final Impact on
Equilibrium Y
G 
T 
1
MPS
 MPC
MPS
G
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Fiscal Policy at Work: Multiplier Effects
The Balanced-Budget Multiplier
A Warning
Although we have added government, the story told about
the multiplier is still incomplete and oversimplified.
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We have been treating net taxes (T) as a lump-sum, fixed
amount, whereas in practice, taxes depend on income.
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Appendix B to this chapter shows that the size of the
multiplier is reduced when we make the more realistic
assumption that taxes depend on income.
We continue to add more realism and difficulty to our analysis
in the chapters that follow.
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The Federal Budget
federal budget The budget of the federal government.
The “budget” is really three different budgets:
It is a political document that dispenses favors to certain groups or regions and
places burdens on others.
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It is a reflection of goals the government wants to achieve.
The budget may be an embodiment of some beliefs about how (if at all) the
government should manage the macroeconomy.
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The Federal Budget
The Budget in 2009
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federal surplus (+) or deficit (−) Federal government receipts minus
expenditures.
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The Federal Budget
The Federal Government Debt
federal debt The total amount owed by the federal government.
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privately held federal debt The privately held (non-governmentowned) debt of the U.S. government.
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The Economy’s Influence on the Government Budget
Automatic Stabilizers and Destabilizers
automatic stabilizers Revenue and expenditure items in the federal
budget that automatically change with the state of the economy in
such a way as to stabilize GDP.
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automatic destabilizer Revenue and expenditure items in the
federal budget that automatically change with the state of the
economy in such a way as to destabilize GDP.
fiscal drag The negative effect on the economy that occurs when
average tax rates increase because taxpayers have moved into higher
income brackets during an expansion.
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The Economy’s Influence on the Government Budget
Full-Employment Budget
full-employment budget What the federal budget would be if the
economy were producing at the full-employment level of output.
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structural deficit The deficit that remains at full employment.
cyclical deficit The deficit that occurs because of a downturn in the
business cycle.
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REVIEW TERMS AND CONCEPTS
automatic destabilizers
privately held federal debt
automatic stabilizers
structural deficit
balanced-budget multiplier
tax multiplier
budget deficit
1. Disposable income Yd ≡ Y − T
cyclical deficit
2. AE ≡ C + I + G
discretionary fiscal policy
3. Government budget deficit ≡ G − T
disposable, or after-tax, income (Yd)
4. Equilibrium in an economy with a
government: Y = C + I + G
federal budget
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federal debt
federal surplus (+) or deficit (−)
fiscal drag
5. Saving/investment approach to
equilibrium in an economy with a
government: S + T = I + G
6. Government spending multiplier ≡
fiscal policy
full-employment budget
government spending multiplier
monetary policy
1
MPS
 MPC 

7. Tax multiplier ≡ 

 MPS 
8. Balanced-budget multiplier ≡ 1
net taxes (T)
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CHAPTER 24 APPENDIX A
Deriving the Fiscal Policy Multipliers
The Government Spending and Tax Multipliers
We can derive the multiplier algebraically using our hypothetical
consumption function:
C  a  b(Y  T )
The equilibrium condition is
Y  C I  G
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By substituting for C, we get
Y  a  b(Y  T )  I  G
Y  a  bY  bT  I  G
This equation can be rearranged to yield
Y  bY  a  I  G  bT
Y (1  b)  a  I  G  bT
Now solve for Y by dividing through by (1 − b):
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Y 
(a  I  G  bT )
1  b
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CHAPTER 24 APPENDIX A
Deriving the Fiscal Policy Multipliers
The Balanced-Budget Multiplier
It is easy to show formally that the balanced-budget multiplier = 1.
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increase in spending:
− decrease in spending:
= net increase in spending
G
C  T ( MPC )
G  T ( MPC )
In a balanced-budget increase, G = T; so we can substitute:
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net initial increase in spending:
G − G (MPC) = G (1 − MPC)
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CHAPTER 24 APPENDIX A
Deriving the Fiscal Policy Multipliers
The Balanced-Budget Multiplier
Because MPS = (1 − MPC), the net initial increase in spending is:
G (MPS)
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 1 
We can now apply the expenditure multiplier 
 to this net initial
MPS


increase in spending:
 1 
Y  G ( MPS ) 
  G
 MPS 
Thus, the final total increase in the equilibrium level of Y is just equal to the
initial balanced increase in G and T.
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CHAPTER 24 APPENDIX B
The Case in Which Tax Revenues Depend on Income
 FIGURE 24B.1 The Tax Function
This graph shows net taxes (taxes
minus transfer payments) as a
function of aggregate income.
Yd  Y  T
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Yd  Y  (200  1 / 3Y )
Yd  Y  200  1 / 3Y
C  100  .75Yd
C  100  .75(Y  200  1 / 3Y )
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CHAPTER 24 APPENDIX B
The Case in Which Tax Revenues Depend on Income
Y  C  I G
Y  100  .75(Y  200  1/ 3Y )  100  100
I
G
C
Y  100  .75Y  150  25Y  100  100
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Y  450  .5Y
.5Y  450
 FIGURE 24B.2 Different Tax Systems
When taxes are strictly lump-sum (T = 100)
and do not depend on income, the
aggregate expenditure function is steeper
than when taxes depend on income.
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CHAPTER 24 APPENDIX B
The Case in Which Tax Revenues Depend on Incomes
The Government Spending and Tax Multipliers Algebraically
C  a  b(Y  T )
C  a  b(Y  T0  tY )
C  a  bY  bT0  btY
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Through substitution we get
Y  a  bY  bT  btY  I  G
0
C
Solving for Y:
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Y
(a  I  G  bT0 )
1  b  bt
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CHAPTER 24 APPENDIX B
The Case in Which Tax Revenues Depend on Incomes
The Government Spending and Tax Multipliers Algebraically
This means that a $1 increase in G or I (holding a and T0 constant) will
increase the equilibrium level of Y by
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1
1  b  bt
Holding a, I, and G constant, a fixed or lump-sum tax cut (a cut in T0) will
increase the equilibrium level of income by
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b
1  b  bt
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