Question

Suppose the economy is experiencing an output gap of –3%. a. Select each response that indicates how monetary policy or fiscal policy can be used to raise actual output toward potential output. The government can increase its spending or reduce taxes, which will shift the IS curve to the right and increase GDP. The Fed can reduce the interest rate, which will shift the MP curve down and increase GDP. Firms can increase production, which will shift the IS curve to the right and increase GDP. The Fed can increase the interest rate, which will shift the MP curve up and reduce GDP. The government can increase taxes, which will shift the IS curve to the left and reduce GDP. b. The policies you identified in part a if used together, will cancel each other out, and the economy will remain in output gap of -3%. cannot be used together because each moves the economy in a different direction. can be used together to raise actual output toward potential output.

Answer 1

Answer:

Suppose the economy is experiencing an output gap of –3%

a. Monetary policy or fiscal policy can be used to raise actual output toward potential output when:

The government can increase its spending or reduce taxes, which will shift the IS curve to the right and increase GDP.

The Fed can reduce the interest rate, which will shift the MP curve down and increase GDP.

b. The policies identified in part a,

can be used together to raise actual output toward potential output.

Explanation:

Investment-Savings (IS) curve shows all the levels of interest rates and output (GDP) at which an economy's total desired investment (I) equals its total desired saving (S).  This equilibrium can be achieved at a level of interest rate that maximizes output.  The IS curve slopes downward, and to the right because at a lower interest rate, investment is higher, which produces more total output (GDP) for the economy.