Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Used to Measure the Business Cycle Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is used quarterly as an indicator of economic activity to measure the business cycle. A business cycle is when there are periods of economic growth and periods of economic decline. A business cycle consists of four stages‚ contraction‚ recession‚ expansion‚ and peak. Contraction is when the economy starts to slow down. When a contraction begins to occur the Federal Reserve will lower interest
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1.3 Micro & Macro Economics for Business Decisions Syllabus of the chapter: (B) Macro Economics (1)Fiscal Policy: Basic Economics Indices (National Income‚ National Production‚ National Employment‚ General prices level). Aggregate Demand (Consumptions‚ Government Expenditure & Business investment). Aggregate Supply. Determination of Income (or production). Taxation & Fiscal policy. A Note for MFA (I semester) Students:-The words underlined above are the portions completed till date in the
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------------------------------------------------- Economic policy Economic policy refers to the actions that governments take in the economic field. It covers the systems for setting interest rates and government budget as well as the labor market‚ national ownership‚ and many other areas of government interventions into the economy. Such policies are often influenced by international institutions like the International Monetary Fund or World Bank as well as political beliefs and the consequent policies of parties. -------------------------------------------------
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Fiscal policy is the process the government uses to determine the appropriate level of taxes and spending necessary to deal with recessions‚ inflation‚ and unemployment. This is accomplished by the government deliberately making changes " in either government spending or taxes to stimulate or slow down the economy" (Colander‚ 2004‚ p. 583). The methods used to accomplish such are identified as expansionary fiscal policy and contractionary fiscal policy. Expansionary fiscal policy can be used to bring
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is the Fiscal policy? Fiscal policy is the use of presidential and governmental spending and taxation to change or even repair what is or might be wrong in the economy. The basic idea behind many of the fiscal policy ideas were introduced by British economist John Maynard Keynes during the Great Depression (Heakal‚ n.d.). When the government decides on the goods and services it will be purchasing‚ the payments it distributes‚ or even the taxes it collects‚ it is participating in fiscal policy. The
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How does the fiscal policy affect economic activity and income distribution in the Australian economy? Fiscal Policy is a macroeconomic policy that can be used by the government to regulate aggregate demand and production. Fiscal Policy is implemented through the government’s annual budget and also involves the regulation of aggregate demand by the government changing its level of planned spending (G) and planned tax revenue (T). Fiscal policy has the power to redistribute income‚ reallocate resources
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The Monetary and Fiscal Policies‚ although controlled by two different organizations‚ are the ways that our economy is kept under control. Fiscal Policy is defined as the use of government spending and revenue collection to influence the economy. Monetary policy however is the regulation of the money supply and interest rates by a central bank‚ such as the Federal Reserve Board in the U.S.‚ in order to control inflation and stabilize currency. Although these two policies are meant to help stabilize
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N7265212 | Luowa Bu | FACULTY OF BUSINESS Assignment Cover Sheet Campus | GP | School | Economics and finance | Unit Name | Economics 2 | Unit Code | efb223 | Due date | Friday‚ 27 January 2012 by 11.00 pm | Tutor’s Name | Alen-Igor Radonjic | Tutorial Day/Time | Summer School 2011 | Essay Topic | "Discuss how the eurocrisis highlights the need for coordination between fiscal and monetary policy." | DECLARATIONI declare that: (1) this essay is a entirely my own work; (2) no part
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Evaluate the effects of ‘tighter monetary and fiscal policy’ on any two-macreconomic objectives Monetary Policy involves changes in the base rate of interest to influence the rate of growth of aggregate demand‚ the money supply and ultimately price inflation. Fiscal policy involves the use of government spending taxation and borrowing to influence the pattern of economic growth and to affect the level of aggregate demand‚ real output and employment. The four major objectives are full employment
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is the Fiscal policy? Fiscal policy is the use of government spending and taxation to influence the economy. When the government decides on the goods and services it purchases‚ the transfer payments it distributes‚ or the taxes it collects‚ it is engaging in fiscal policy. The primary economic impact of any change in the government budget is experienced by particular groups—a tax cut for families with children‚ for example‚ raises their disposable income (Weil‚ n.d.). Discussions of fiscal policy
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