What fiscal and monetary policies may policy-makers implement to offset the effects of the decrease in demand?
Why could it be better to leave the economy alone for it to self-correct?
Answer - The expansionary fiscal and monetary policies will be needed to reduce the effect of decreased demand.
The monetary policies like the decrease in reserve ratio , purchase of government securities in open market will increase the supply of money in the economy , raise the AD.
Fiscal policies like increase in government spending and decrease in taxes will also increase consumption and investment and boost the demand in economy.
Yes , it is better to leave the economy to self correct. This is because through the automatic stabalisers the economy will settle at equilibrium , but the expansionary policies will result in the inflation in economy and reduce the value of currency. Hence automatic stabalisers will be better.
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