Government Macroeconomic Intervention
Overview
Governments do not run an economy for fun; they steer it toward goals. They want the economy to grow, jobs to be plentiful, prices stable, trade balanced, incomes fairly shared and the environment protected. These are the macroeconomic aims, and they shape almost every policy a government announces.
In this lesson you will learn each of the main macroeconomic aims, why governments choose them, and a crucial complication: the aims can clash. Pushing hard for one, such as full employment, can set back another, such as stable prices. Understanding these conflicts is what separates a good answer from a great one.
Objectives
- the macroeconomic aims of government: - economic growth - full employment/low unemployment - stable prices/low inflation - balance of payments stability - redistribution of income - environmental sustainability
- reasons behind the choice of aims and the criteria that governments may set for meeting each aim
- possible conflicts between macroeconomic aims: - full employment and stable prices - economic growth and environmental sustainability - full employment and balance of payments stability
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- Which of the following is a macroeconomic aim of government? A. higher prices B. low unemployment C. more pollution D. larger deficits Answer: B
- Stable prices means keeping which of the following low? A. unemployment B. economic growth C. inflation D. exports Answer: C
- The aims of full employment and stable prices may conflict because: A. lower unemployment can raise inflation B. growth harms the environment C. exports always rise D. taxes always fall Answer: A
- Reducing the gap between rich and poor is the aim of: A. economic growth B. redistribution of income C. low inflation D. balance of payments stability Answer: B
- Faster economic growth may conflict with environmental sustainability because growth usually: A. lowers pollution B. reduces energy use C. increases production and pollution D. cuts imports Answer: C
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How the AD/AS Model Incorporates Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation
Use the aggregate demand/aggregate supply model to show periods of economic growth and recession
"Principles of Economics 2e: How the AD/AS Model Incorporates Growth, Unemployment, and Inflation" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-2e/pages/24-5-how-the-ad-as-model-incorporates-growth-unemployment-and-inflation. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/principles-economics-2e/pages/1-introduction
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