Sunday, May 18, 2014

Laffer curve and etc...


supply shock-rapid and significant increase in resources, Which causes the SRAS to shift resulting in a shift of the SRPC curve

  • Could lead to stagflation-simultaneous increase in inflation and unemployment.
Disinflation-reduction in inflation from year to year which can be seen in the LRPC.





supply Side Economics and Reaganomics - tends to believe that the AS curve will determine level of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth.
  • To increase economy - AS shifts -->.
  • Companies benefit - AS.
  • Consumers benefit - AD.
  •  marginal tax rate - amount of tax paid on additional dollar of income.
  • By reducing the marginal tax rate, it will encourage more people to work longer.High 

Laffer Curve 

  • Tax Rates and Government Revenue have an inverse or a trade off relationship.
  • High tax rate = Low government revenue.
  • There is a U-shaped, because it always tries to maximizes government revenue.
  • As tax rate increase from 0, tax revenue increases from 0 to some maximum number then they decline.
3 Criticisms of the Laffer Curve

  • Where the economy is located on the curve is difficult to determine.
  • Tax cuts also increase demand, which can fuel inflation and demand may exceed supply.
  • Research state that tax rate impact people's incentive to

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