Question

Calculate the values for each of the questions. Assume that in each country there are no taxes, international trade, or inflation and that interest rates are fixed. The Italian government decides to stimulate the economy by sending checks worth $ 70 billion to Italian consumers. If the government spending multiplier is 1.5 , calculate the MPC to determine the final change in Italy's real GDP due to the transfer. Please give your answer as a whole number in billions of dollars. $ billion The Greek government decides to introduce new austerity measures, which reduce government direct spending by $ 16 billion. Greece has a marginal propensity to consume of 0.6 . What will be the final change in real GDP as a result of this decreased spending? Please give your answer as a whole number in billions of dollars. $ billion The Japanese government decides to stimulate the economy by increasing direct spending by $ 70 billion. If the final change in real GDP is $ 280 billion, what is Japanese consumers' marginal propensity to consume (MPC)? Please round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

Explanation:

a. The computation is shown below:

As we know that

Multiplier = 1 ÷ 1 - MPC

1.5  = 1 ÷ 1 - MPC

So, MPC is 0.3333

Now the real GDP is

= Multiplier × Government spending

= 0.3333 × $70 billion

= $105 million

So the change in real GDP is

= $105 million - $70 million

= $35 million

b. The computation is shown below:

As we know that

Multiplier = 1 ÷ 1 - MPC

Multiplier  = 1 ÷ 1 - 0.6

So, multiplier is 2.5

Now the real GDP is

= Multiplier × Government spending

= 2.5 × $16 billion

= -$40 million

c. As we know that

Real GDP = Multiplier × Government spending

$280 billion = Multiplier × $70 billion

So, the multiplier is 4

Now the MPC is

Multiplier = 1 ÷ 1 - MPC

4 = 1 ÷ 1 - MPC

So, the multiplier is 0.75