fiscal multiplier

(noun)

The ratio of a change in national income to the change in government spending that causes it.

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Examples of fiscal multiplier in the following topics:

  • The Multiplier Effect

    • When the fiscal multiplier exceeds one, the resulting impact on the national income is called the multiplier effect.
    • In economics, the fiscal multiplier is the ratio of change in the national income in relation to the change in government spending that causes it (not to be confused with the monetary multiplier).
    • When the fiscal multiplier exceeds one, the resulting impact on the national income is called the multiplier effect.
    • It has been argued that when a government relies heavily on fiscal multipliers, externalities such as environmental degradation, unsustainable resource depletion, and social consequences can be neglected.
    • Over reliance on fiscal multipliers can cause increased government spending on activities that create negative externalities (pollution, climate change, and resource depletion) instead of positive externalities (increased educational standards, social cohesion, public health, etc.).

  • Fiscal Policy and the Multiplier

    • Fiscal policy can have a multiplier effect on the economy.
    • In addition to the spending multiplier, other types of fiscal multipliers can also be calculated, like multipliers that describe the effects of changing taxes.
    • The size of the multiplier effect depends upon the fiscal policy.
    • The multiplier effect determines the extent to which fiscal policy shifts the aggregate demand curve and impacts output.
    • Describe the effects of the multiplier beyond its relevance to fiscal policy

  • How Fiscal Policy Can Impact GDP

    • Expansionary fiscal policy can impact the gross domestic product (GDP) through the fiscal multiplier.
    • The fiscal multiplier (which is not to be confused with the monetary multiplier) is the ratio of a change in national income to the change in government spending that causes it.
    • When this multiplier exceeds one, the enhanced effect on national income is called the multiplier effect.
    • The multiplier effect has been used as an argument for the efficacy of government spending or taxation relief to stimulate aggregate demand.
    • Discuss the mechanisms that allow the fiscal policy to affect GDP

  • Automatic Stabilizers

    • What makes automatic stabilizers so effective in dampening economic fluctuations is the fiscal multiplier effect.
    • The fiscal multiplier is the ratio of a change in national income to the change in government spending that causes it.
    • When this multiplier exceeds one, the enhanced effect on national income is called the multiplier effect.
    • The multiplier effect occurs as a chain reaction.
    • This consumption-production-consumption cycle leads to the multiplier effect, resulting in an overall increase in national income greater than the initial incremental amount of spending.

  • Limits of Fiscal Policy

    • The fiscal multiplier is the ratio of a change in national income to the change in government spending that causes it.
    • When this multiplier exceeds one, the enhanced effect on national income is called the multiplier effect.
    • How effective fiscal policy is depends on the multiplier.
    • The greater the multiplier, the more effective the policy.
    • If for some reason outside of the control of the government the multiplier remains low, the effectiveness of fiscal policy will remain limited at best.

  • Fiscal Levers: Spending and Taxation

    • Spending and taxation are the two levers available to the government for setting fiscal policy.
    • In expansionary fiscal policy, the government increases its spending, cuts taxes, or a combination of both.
    • However, the tax multiplier is smaller than the spending multiplier.
    • In contrast, the tax multiplier is always negative.
    • Analyze the use of changes in the tax rate as a form of fiscal policy

  • How Fiscal Policy Relates to the AD-AS Model

    • When setting fiscal policy, the government can take an active role in changing its spending or the level of taxation.
    • Expansionary fiscal policy is used to kick-start the economy during a recession.
    • The extent of the shift in the AD curve due to government spending depends on the size of the spending multiplier, while the shift in the AD curve in response to tax cuts depends on the size of the tax multiplier.
    • A contractionary fiscal policy is implemented when there is demand-pull inflation.
    • Contractionary fiscal policy shifts the AD curve to the left.

  • Keynesian Theory

    • Keynes insisted that markets do need moderate governmental intervention through fiscal policy (government investment in infrastructure) and monetary policy (interest rates).
    • Fiscal Policy:The key concept in fiscal policy for Keynes is 'counter-cyclical' fiscal policy, which is the expectation that governments can reduce the negative effects of the natural business cycle.
    • Simply put, the government should try to curb the extremes of economic fluctuation through informed fiscal policy.
    • The Multiplier Effect: This idea has in many ways already been implied in the atom, but inversely.
    • This is called the multiplier effect.

  • Expansionary Versus Contractionary Fiscal Policy

    • Keynes advocated counter-cyclical fiscal policies (policies that acted against the tide of the business cycle).
    • This is known as expansionary fiscal policy.
    • There is a multiplier effect that boosts the impact of government spending.
    • The effects of fiscal policy can be limited by crowding out.
    • Keynesian economists advocate counter-cyclical fiscal policies.

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