Question

What is supply-side fiscal polioy? Identify each policy action as being focused on the demand side, the supply side, or both. Drag each item on the left to its matching item on the right. Note that every item may not have a match, while some items may have more than one match.
1. research grants for a corporation developing new technologies

2. government-funded scholarships for college students

both demand side supply side 3. stimulus packages for firms that are "too big to fail"

4. increasing spending on "shovel-ready" projects

5. lowering income tax rates at all income levels

Answer 1

Answer: Please refer to Explanation

Explanation:

Supply Side Fiscal Policy focuses on how to improve the ability of companies to supply more goods to the economy. The aim being that as companies supply more, they grow more and employ more people.

Demand Side Fiscal Policy on the other hand focuses on how to give more power to the Demand side of the Economy. It holds that increasing demand leads to increased supply which is good for the economy.

Classifying the above,

1. research grants for a corporation developing new technologies. SUPPLY SIDE.

This is aimed at increasing supply by improving the ways a company is able to produce it's goods and services.

2. government-funded scholarships for college students. SUPPLY SIDE.

This is supply side because it leads to more Colleges offering placement to students.

3. stimulus packages for firms that are "too big to fail". DEMAND SIDE.

Companies considered Too big to fail usually hire a lot of people. Keeping them running leads to them being able to pay off their employees which increases the demand in the economy.

4. increasing spending on "shovel-ready" projects. DEMAND SIDE.

Shovel Ready projects are those that are ready to be initiated. By increasing spending on them, they hire people immediately and begin work which increases the income flowing to people in the economy which increases demand.

5. lowering income tax rates at all income levels. BOTH.

By lowering income tax levels people are both able to spend more which increases demand as well as able to Invest more in companies which will increases supply.