Suppose the government proposes to cut taxes while maintaining the current level of government expenditures. To finance

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Suppose the government proposes to cut taxes while maintaining the current level of government expenditures. To finance this deficit, it may either (a) sell bonds to the public or (b) print new money (via Federal Reserve cooperation). What are the likely effects of each of these alternatives on each of the following? Would Keynesians, monetarists, and supply-siders give the same answers? 

(a) Interest rates.

(b) Consumer spending.

(c) Business investment .

(d) Aggregate demand.

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The Macro Economy Today

ISBN: 978-1259291821

14th edition

Authors: Bradley R. Schiller, Karen Gebhardt

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