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TheInfluenceofMonetaryandFiscalPolicyonAggregateDemand240TheInfluenceofMonetaryandCHAPTER24THEINFLUENCEOFMONETARYANDFISCALPOLICY本章要解决的问题：Howdoestheinterest-rateeffecthelpexplaintheslopeoftheADcurve?HowcanthecentralbankusemonetarypolicytoshifttheADcurve?InwhattwowaysdoesfiscalpolicyaffectAD?Whataretheargumentsforandagainst

usingpolicytotrytostabilizetheeconomy?0CHAPTER24THEINFLUENCEOFIntroductionEarlierchapterscovered:thelong-runeffectsoffiscalpolicy

oninterestrates,investment,economicgrowththelong-runeffectsofmonetarypolicy

onthepricelevelandinflationrateThischapterfocusesontheshort-runeffects

offiscalandmonetarypolicy,

whichworkthroughaggregatedemand.0IntroductionEarlierchapterscAggregateDemandRecall,theADcurveslopesdownwardforthreereasons:thewealtheffecttheinterest-rateeffecttheexchange-rateeffectNext:asupply-demandmodelthathelpsexplaintheinterest-rateeffectandhowmonetarypolicyaffectsaggregatedemand.themostimportantoftheseeffectsfortheU.S.economy0AggregateDemandRecall,theADTheTheoryofLiquidityPreferenceAsimpletheoryoftheinterestrate(denotedr)radjuststobalancesupplyanddemand

formoneyMoneysupply:assumefixedbycentralbank,doesnotdependoninterestrate0TheTheoryofLiquidityPreferTheTheoryofLiquidityPreferenceMoneydemandreflectshowmuchwealthpeoplewanttoholdinliquidform.Forsimplicity,supposehouseholdwealthincludesonlytwoassets:Money–liquidbutpaysnointerestBonds–payinterestbutnotasliquidAhousehold’s“moneydemand”reflectsitspreferenceforliquidity.Thevariablesthatinfluencemoneydemand:

Y,r,andP.0TheTheoryofLiquidityPreferMoneyDemandSupposerealincome(Y)rises.Otherthingsequal,whathappenstomoneydemand?IfYrises:Householdswanttobuymoreg&s, sotheyneedmoremoney.Togetthismoney,theyattempttosellsomeoftheirbonds.I.e.,anincreaseinYcauses

anincreaseinmoneydemand,otherthingsequal.

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ristheopportunitycostofholdingmoney. Anincreaseinrreducesmoneydemand:Householdsattempttobuybondstotakeadvantageofthehigherinterestrate.

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afallinrincreasesmoneydemand.MInterestrateMSMD1r1QuantityfixedbytheFedEq’m

interestrate0HowrIsDeterminedMScurveiHowtheInterest-RateEffectWorksYPMInterestrateADMSMD1MD2P2P1Y1Y2r2r1AfallinPreducesmoneydemand,whichlowersr.AfallinrincreasesIandthequantityofg&sdemanded.0HowtheInterest-RateEffectWMonetaryPolicyandAggregateDemandToachievemacroeconomicgoals,theFedcanusemonetarypolicytoshifttheADcurve.TheFed’spolicyinstrumentisMS.ThenewsoftenreportsthattheFedtargetstheinterestrate.moreprecisely,thefederalfundsrate–whichbankschargeeachotheronshort-termloansTochangetheinterestrateandshifttheADcurve,

theFedconductsopenmarketoperations

tochangeMS.0MonetaryPolicyandAggregateTheEffectsofReducingtheMoneySupplyYPMInterestrateAD1MS1MDP1Y1r1MS2r2AD2Y2TheFedcanraiserbyreducingthemoneysupply.Anincreaseinrreducesthequantityofg&sdemanded.0TheEffectsofReducingtheMoA

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supplyandinterestratestostabilizeoutputA. Congresstriestobalancethebudgetbycuttinggovtspending.B. Astockmarketboomincreaseshouseholdwealth.C. WarbreaksoutintheMiddleEast,

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causingoilpricestosoar. Thiseventwouldreduceaggsupply,

causingoutputtofall. Tooffsetthisevent,theFedshouldincreaseMSandreducertoincreaseaggdemand.170ACTIVELEARNINGFiscalPolicyandAggregateDemandFiscalpolicy:thesettingofthelevelofgovtspendingandtaxationbygovtpolicymakersExpansionaryfiscalpolicyanincreaseinGand/ordecreaseinTshiftsADrightContractionaryfiscalpolicyadecreaseinGand/orincreaseinTshiftsADleftFiscalpolicyhastwoeffectsonAD.0FiscalPolicyandAggregateDe1.TheMultiplierEffectIfthegovtbuys$20bofplanesfromBoeing,Boeing’srevenueincreasesby$20b.ThisisdistributedtoBoeing’sworkers(aswages)andowners(asprofitsorstockdividends).Thesepeoplearealsoconsumers,andwillspendaportionoftheextraincome.Thisextraconsumptioncausesfurtherincreasesinaggregatedemand.Multipliereffect:theadditionalshiftsinAD

thatresultwhenfiscalpolicyincreasesincomeandtherebyincreasesconsumerspending01.TheMultiplierEffectIfth1.TheMultiplierEffectA$20bincreaseinGinitiallyshiftsAD

totherightby$20b.TheincreaseinYcausesCtorise,whichshiftsADfurthertotheright.YPAD1P1AD2AD3Y1Y3Y2$20billion01.TheMultiplierEffectA$20MarginalPropensitytoConsumeHowbigisthemultipliereffect?

Itdependsonhowmuchconsumersrespondtoincreasesinincome.Marginalpropensitytoconsume(MPC):

thefractionofextraincomethathouseholdsconsumeratherthansaveE.g.,ifMPC=0.8andincomerises$100,

Crises$80.0MarginalPropensitytoConsumeNotation:GisthechangeinG,

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e.g., ifMPC=0.5 multiplier=2 ifMPC=0.75 multiplier=4 ifMPC=0.9 multiplier=1011–MPCY=GAFormulafortheMultiplierThemultiplierAbiggerMPCmeanschangesinYcausebiggerchangesinC,whichinturncause

morechangesinY.0ThesizeofthemultiplierdepOtherApplicationsoftheMultiplierEffectThemultipliereffect:

each$1increaseinGcangenerate

morethana$1increaseinaggdemand.AlsotruefortheothercomponentsofGDP.Example:SupposearecessionoverseasreducesdemandforU.S.netexportsby$10b. Initially,aggdemandfallsby$10b. ThefallinYcausesCtofall,whichfurtherreducesaggdemandandincome.0OtherApplicationsoftheMult2.TheCrowding-OutEffectFiscalpolicyhasanothereffectonAD

thatworksintheoppositedirection.Afiscalexpansionraisesr, whichreducesinvestment, whichreducesthenetincreaseinaggdemand.So,thesizeoftheADshiftmaybesmallerthantheinitialfiscalexpansion.Thisiscalledthecrowding-outeffect.02.TheCrowding-OutEffectFisHowtheCrowding-OutEffectWorksYPMInterestrateAD1MSMD2MD1P1r1r2A$20bincreaseinGinitiallyshiftsADrightby$20bButhigherYincreasesMDandr,whichreducesAD.AD3AD2Y1Y2$20billionY30HowtheCrowding-OutEffectWoChangesinTaxesAtaxcutincreaseshouseholds’take-homepay.Householdsrespondbyspendingaportionofthisextraincome,shiftingADtotheright.Thesizeoftheshiftisaffectedbythemultiplierandcrowding-outeffects.Anotherfactor:whetherhouseholdsperceivethetaxcuttobetemporaryorpermanent.ApermanenttaxcutcausesabiggerincreaseinC–andabiggershiftintheADcurve–

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Peoplerespondtoincentives.Acutinthetaxrategivesworkersincentivetoworkmore,soitmightincreasethequantityofg&ssuppliedandshiftAStotheright.Peoplewhobelievethiseffectislargearecalled“Supply-siders.”0FiscalPolicyandAggregateSuFiscalPolicyandAggregateSupplyGovtpurchasesmightaffectaggsupply.Example:Govtincreasesspendingonroads.Betterroadsmayincreasebusinessproductivity,whichincreasesthequantityofg&ssupplied,shiftsAStotheright.Thiseffectisprobablymorerelevantinthelongrun:ittakestimetobuildthenewroadsandputthemintouse.0FiscalPolicyandAggregateSuUsingPolicytoStabilizetheEconomySincetheEmploymentActof1946,economicstabilizationhasbeenagoalofU.S.policy.Economistsdebatehowactivearolethegovtshouldtaketostabilizetheeconomy.0UsingPolicytoStabilizetheTheCaseforActiveStabilizationPolicyKeynes:“animalspirits”causewavesofpessimismandoptimismamonghouseholdsandfirms,leadingtoshiftsinaggregatedemandandfluctuationsinoutputandemployment.Also,otherfactorscausefluctuations,e.g.,boomsandrecessionsabroadstockmarketboomsandcrashesIfpolicymakersdonothing,thesefluctuationsaredestabilizingtobusinesses,workers,consumers.0TheCaseforActiveStabilizatTheCaseforActiveStabilizationPolicyProponentsofactivestabilizationpolicy

believethegovtshouldusepolicy

toreducethesefluctuations:WhenGDPfallsbelowitsnaturalrate,

useexpansionarymonetaryorfiscalpolicy

topreventorreducearecession.WhenGDPrisesaboveitsnaturalrate,

usecontractionarypolicytopreventorreduceaninflationaryboom.0TheCaseforActiveStabilizatTheCaseAgainstActiveStabilizationPolicyMonetarypolicyaffectseconomywithalonglag:firmsmakeinvestmentplansinadvance,

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6monthsformonpolicytoaffectoutputandemploymentFiscalpolicyalsoworkswithalonglag:ChangesinGandTrequireActsofCongress.Thelegislativeprocesscantakemonthsoryears.0TheCaseAgainstActiveStabilTheCaseAgainstActiveStabilizationPolicyDuetotheselonglags,

criticsofactivepolicyarguethatsuchpoliciesmaydestabilizetheeconomyratherthanhelpit: Bythetimethepoliciesaffectaggdemand,

theeconomy’sconditionmayhavechanged.Thesecriticscontendthatpolicymakersshouldfocusonlong-rungoals,likeeconomicgrowthandlowinflation.0TheCaseAgainstActiveStabilAutomaticStabilizersAutomaticstabilizers:

changesinfiscalpolicythatstimulate

aggdemandwheneconomygoesintorecession,withoutpolicymakershavingtotakeanydeliberateaction0AutomaticStabilizersAutomaticAutomaticStabilizers:ExamplesThetaxsystemInrecession,taxesfallautomatically,

whichstimulatesaggdemand.GovtspendingInrecession,morepeopleapplyforpublicassistance(welfare,unemploymentinsurance).Govtspendingontheseprogramsautomaticallyrises,whichstimulatesaggdemand.0AutomaticStabilizers:ExamplTheInfluenceofMonetaryandFiscalPolicyonAggregateDemand240TheInfluenceofMonetaryandCHAPTER24THEINFLUENCEOFMONETARYANDFISCALPOLICY本章要解决的问题：Howdoestheinterest-rateeffecthelpexplaintheslopeoftheADcurve?HowcanthecentralbankusemonetarypolicytoshifttheADcurve?InwhattwowaysdoesfiscalpolicyaffectAD?Whataretheargumentsforandagainst

usingpolicytotrytostabilizetheeconomy?0CHAPTER24THEINFLUENCEOFIntroductionEarlierchapterscovered:thelong-runeffectsoffiscalpolicy

oninterestrates,investment,economicgrowththelong-runeffectsofmonetarypolicy

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offiscalandmonetarypolicy,

whichworkthroughaggregatedemand.0IntroductionEarlierchapterscAggregateDemandRecall,theADcurveslopesdownwardforthreereasons:thewealtheffecttheinterest-rateeffecttheexchange-rateeffectNext:asupply-demandmodelthathelpsexplaintheinterest-rateeffectandhowmonetarypolicyaffectsaggregatedemand.themostimportantoftheseeffectsfortheU.S.economy0AggregateDemandRecall,theADTheTheoryofLiquidityPreferenceAsimpletheoryoftheinterestrate(denotedr)radjuststobalancesupplyanddemand

formoneyMoneysupply:assumefixedbycentralbank,doesnotdependoninterestrate0TheTheoryofLiquidityPreferTheTheoryofLiquidityPreferenceMoneydemandreflectshowmuchwealthpeoplewanttoholdinliquidform.Forsimplicity,supposehouseholdwealthincludesonlytwoassets:Money–liquidbutpaysnointerestBonds–payinterestbutnotasliquidAhousehold’s“moneydemand”reflectsitspreferenceforliquidity.Thevariablesthatinfluencemoneydemand:

Y,r,andP.0TheTheoryofLiquidityPreferMoneyDemandSupposerealincome(Y)rises.Otherthingsequal,whathappenstomoneydemand?IfYrises:Householdswanttobuymoreg&s, sotheyneedmoremoney.Togetthismoney,theyattempttosellsomeoftheirbonds.I.e.,anincreaseinYcauses

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ristheopportunitycostofholdingmoney. Anincreaseinrreducesmoneydemand:Householdsattempttobuybondstotakeadvantageofthehigherinterestrate.

Hence,anincreaseinrcausesadecreaseinmoneydemand,otherthingsequal.480ACTIVELEARNINGA

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downwardsloping:

afallinrincreasesmoneydemand.MInterestrateMSMD1r1QuantityfixedbytheFedEq’m

interestrate0HowrIsDeterminedMScurveiHowtheInterest-RateEffectWorksYPMInterestrateADMSMD1MD2P2P1Y1Y2r2r1AfallinPreducesmoneydemand,whichlowersr.AfallinrincreasesIandthequantityofg&sdemanded.0HowtheInterest-RateEffectWMonetaryPolicyandAggregateDemandToachievemacroeconomicgoals,theFedcanusemonetarypolicytoshifttheADcurve.TheFed’spolicyinstrumentisMS.ThenewsoftenreportsthattheFedtargetstheinterestrate.moreprecisely,thefederalfundsrate–whichbankschargeeachotheronshort-termloansTochangetheinterestrateandshifttheADcurve,

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tochangeMS.0MonetaryPolicyandAggregateTheEffectsofReducingtheMoneySupplyYPMInterestrateAD1MS1MDP1Y1r1MS2r2AD2Y2TheFedcanraiserbyreducingthemoneysupply.Anincreaseinrreducesthequantityofg&sdemanded.0TheEffectsofReducingtheMoA

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causingoilpricestosoar. Thiseventwouldreduceaggsupply,

causingoutputtofall. Tooffsetthisevent,theFedshouldincreaseMSandreducertoincreaseaggdemand.570ACTIVELEARNINGFiscalPolicyandAggregateDemandFiscalpolicy:thesettingofthelevelofgovtspendingandtaxationbygovtpolicymakersExpansionaryfiscalpolicyanincreaseinGand/ordecreaseinTshiftsADrightContractionaryfiscalpolicyadecreaseinGand/orincreaseinTshiftsADleftFiscalpolicyhastwoeffectsonAD.0FiscalPolicyandAggregateDe1.TheMultiplierEffectIfthegovtbuys$20bofplanesfromBoeing,Boeing’srevenueincreasesby$20b.ThisisdistributedtoBoeing’sworkers(aswages)andowners(asprofitsorstockdividends).Thesepeoplearealsoconsumers,andwillspendaportionoftheextraincome.Thisextraconsumptioncausesfurtherincreasesinaggregatedemand.Multipliereffect:theadditionalshiftsinAD

thatresultwhenfiscalpolicyincreasesincomeandtherebyincreasesconsumerspending01.TheMultiplierEffectIfth1.TheMultiplierEffectA$20bincreaseinGinitiallyshiftsAD

totherightby$20b.TheincreaseinYcausesCtorise,whichshiftsADfurthertotheright.YPAD1P1AD2AD3Y1Y3Y2$20billion01.TheMultiplierEffectA$20MarginalPropensitytoConsumeHowbigisthemultipliereffect?

Itdependsonhowmuchconsumersrespondtoincreasesinincome.Marginalpropensitytoconsume(MPC):

thefractionofextraincomethathouseholdsconsumeratherthansaveE.g.,ifMPC=0.8andincomerises$100,

Crises$80.0MarginalPropensitytoConsumeNotation:GisthechangeinG,

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e.g., ifMPC=0.5 multiplier=2 ifMPC=0.75 multiplier=4 ifMPC=0.9 multiplier=1011–MPCY=GAFormulafortheMultiplierThemultiplierAbiggerMPCmeanschangesinYcausebiggerchangesinC,whichinturncause

morechangesinY.0ThesizeofthemultiplierdepOtherApplicationsoftheMultiplierEffectThemultipliereffect:

each$1increaseinGcangenerate

morethana$1increaseinaggdemand.AlsotruefortheothercomponentsofGDP.Example:SupposearecessionoverseasreducesdemandforU.S.netexportsby$10b. Initially,aggdemandfallsby$10b. ThefallinYcausesCtofall,whichfurtherreducesaggdemandandincome.0OtherApplicationsoftheMult2.TheCrowding-OutEffectFiscalpolicyhasanothereffectonAD

thatworksintheoppositedirection.Afiscalexpansionraisesr, whichreducesinvestment, whichreducesthenetincreaseinaggdemand.So,thesizeoftheADshiftmaybesmallerthantheinitialfiscalexpansion.Thisiscalledthecrowding-outeffect.02.TheCrowding-OutEffectFisHowtheCrowding-OutEffectWorksYPMInterestrateAD1MSMD2MD1P1r1r2A$20bincreaseinGinitiallyshiftsADrightby$20bButhigherYincreasesMDandr,whichreducesAD.AD3AD2Y1Y2$20billionY30HowtheCrowding-OutEffectWoChangesinTaxesAtaxcutincreaseshouseholds’take-homepay.Householdsrespondbyspendingaportionofthisextraincome,shiftingADtotheright.Thesizeoftheshiftisaffectedbythemultiplierandcrowding-outeffects.Anotherfactor:whetherhouseholdsperceivethetaxcuttobetemporaryorpermanent.ApermanenttaxcutcausesabiggerincreaseinC–andabiggershiftintheADcurve–

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