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steposvetlana [31]
3 years ago
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Suppose the Japanese economy has been experiencing slow growth. As a result, the Prime Minister, who thinks John Maynard Keynes

was the greatest economist ever, has decided to increase government spending. The Prime Minister asks the head of the economic council to determine the increase in government spending necessary to bring the economy to full employment. Assume there is a GDP gap of 1 trillion yen and the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.60. What advice should the head of the economic council give the Prime Minister
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snow_tiger [21]3 years ago
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Answer: The recessionary gap will be equal to 1 trillion yen divided by 2.5 or 0.4 trillion yen

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that GDP gap of 1 trillion yen and the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is 0.60. Also, to close the GDP gap, the prime minister has decided to increase government spending. This means that there will be a recessionary gap because the actual GDP will be less than the potential GDP.

Fir the economy to be brought to its potential GDP, the spending of the government will give a stimulus to the economy. Since MPC is 0.6, the multiplier will be:

= 1/1-MPC

= 1/1 - 0.6

= 1/0.4

= 2.5

The government spending will then increase in order to close the recessionary gap as:

∆Y = ∆G × Multiplier

100 = ∆G × 2.5

∆G = 100/2.5

∆G = 40

Therefore, the recessionary gap will be equal to 1 trillion yen divided by 2.5 or 0.4 trillion yen.

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