Consider the Keynesian income-expenditure model with a government sector but no foreign sector. Assume that taxation is partly endogenous and dependent on the level of income. Suppose that the government increases its expenditure by $200 million and also increases the exogenous component of taxation by $200 million. Taking the budget balance as being equal to total taxes less government expenditure, which of the following statements is correct?Group of answer choicesThe equilibrium level of income will increase by less $200 million and the budget balance would improveThe equilibrium level of income will decrease but the budget balance would actually improveThe equilibrium level of income will increase by more than $200 million and the budget balance will be unchangedThe equilibrium level of income will increase by $200 million and the budget balance will be unchanged.
Question
Consider the Keynesian income-expenditure model with a government sector but no foreign sector. Assume that taxation is partly endogenous and dependent on the level of income. Suppose that the government increases its expenditure by 200 million. Taking the budget balance as being equal to total taxes less government expenditure, which of the following statements is correct?Group of answer choicesThe equilibrium level of income will increase by less 200 million and the budget balance will be unchangedThe equilibrium level of income will increase by $200 million and the budget balance will be unchanged.
Solution
The correct statement is: "The equilibrium level of income will increase by more than $200 million and the budget balance will be unchanged."
Here's a step-by-step explanation:
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In the Keynesian income-expenditure model, an increase in government expenditure stimulates the economy by increasing aggregate demand, leading to an increase in the equilibrium level of income.
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An increase in taxes reduces disposable income and thus consumption, but it does not reduce consumption by the full amount of the tax increase. This is because the marginal propensity to consume is less than one, meaning that people do not spend their entire income. Therefore, a portion of the tax increase is taken out of savings, not consumption.
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As a result, the negative impact of the tax increase on aggregate demand is less than the positive impact of the government spending increase. Therefore, the net effect on the equilibrium level of income is positive.
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Since the government has increased its spending and taxes by the same amount, the budget balance (total taxes less government expenditure) remains unchanged.
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Therefore, the equilibrium level of income will increase by more than $200 million and the budget balance will be unchanged.
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