Consider a standard Keynesian economy with perfectly sticky prices. Suppose ther
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Question
Consider a standard Keynesian economy with perfectly sticky prices. Suppose there is a decrease in MPC (b drops from 0.8 to 0.5). How does this affect the responsiveness of output to an exogenous change in government spending? A. It increases the responsiveness of output to a change in government spending. B. It could decrease or increase the responsiveness of output depending on other parameter values C. It decreases the responsiveness of output to a change in government spending D. It has no effect on the responsiveness of output to a change in government spend- ing.Explanation / Answer
Ans
1 C is right. Govt expenditure multiplier is 1/1-mpc.As mpc falls denominator rises and multiplier falls. So does effect on output