What are common avenues that can be used to evaluate supply-side policies?
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→ How long will it take?
→ How effective will it be?
→ Will it be fair?
→ Is it politically motivated? Potential for government failure.
→ How expensive is it (will the government get value for money)?
Adapt the Monopolistic Competition Diagram to show:
Decrease in Demand
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Fill in the blank:
PED is Inelastic
Price Increases
Revenue _______
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increases
Use the concept of 'convergence' in Greece and Germany to exlain the stresses of using the Euro single currency
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The Greek and German economies had no 'convergence'
Greece had high unemployment and needed loose monetary policy.
Germany had low unemployment and needed tight monetary policy.
Two countries with different needs, using a common currency, causes stress.
Define the term 'recession.'
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A recession is two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth.
What are some factors that will shift SRAS to the LEFT?
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→ Increased wage rates
→ Increased raw material prices
→ Increased taxation e.g. VAT
→ Weak currency
'National Debt is Bad'
Provide three counter-arguments to this argument.
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-It is 'owed' mostly to us, via our pension funds.
-If the economy grows, the debt-to-GDP ratio will fall (e.g. 1950s-1960s UK)
-As long as we can finance it, it's not such a problem (e.g. Japan)
Draw an equilibrium diagram following the imposition of a tax, showing the tax burden for both consumers and producers.
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"If a country runs a Current Account SURPLUS, it must be borrowing ________ than it is saving."
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less
Define the term: Demerit Good
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Goods which are over-consumed because consumers do not take into account the costs these goods may have on themselves and on society.