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Demand-Side Policies Flashcards

1
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who creates demand side policies in the UK

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Bank of England

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what is monetary policy

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the use of interest rates and the money supply to manipulate the level of aggregate demand in the economy

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what are the key functions of the central banks (e.g Bank of England)

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  1. Implement monetary policy
  2. manage national debt
  3. regulate the banking industry
  4. issue currency
  5. provide funds to banks suffering from short term liquidity problems (bail the banks out)
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list some things that must be taken into account when setting interest rates

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  • unemployment
  • uk exports
  • gov spending plans
  • wage rate rises
  • consumer and business confidence
  • cost of raw materials
  • house prices
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5
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what is tightening the monetary policy

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increasing in interest rates
=borrowing more expensive = less consumption, investment and exports = AD shifts left = lower price level

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what is loosening the monetary policy

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reducing interest rates
=easier borrowing = more consumption, investment and net exports = AD shifts to right = higher price level

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what would the MPC consider doing if forecasted inflation is above the 2% target

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tightening the monetary policy

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what would the MPC consider doing if forecasted inflation is below the 2% target

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loosening the monetary policy

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what is the impact of increased interest rates on borrowers

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  1. Mortgage interest rates rise
  2. households with mortgages have less money to spend
  3. consumption decreases
  4. aggregate demand decreases
  5. price level falls and inflation falls
  6. demand for housing falls
  7. house prices fall - homeowners feel less wealthy
  8. consumption decreases
  9. aggregate demand decreases
  10. price level falls and inflation falls
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what is the impact of decreased interest rates on borrowers

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  1. Mortgage interest rates fall
  2. households with mortgages have more money to spend
  3. consumption increases
  4. aggregate demand increases
  5. price level rises and inflation rises
  6. demand for housing rises
  7. house prices rise - homeowners feel more wealthy
  8. consumption increases
  9. aggregate demand increases
  10. price level rises and inflation rises
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what is the impact of increased interest rates on savers

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  1. saving becomes more attractive
  2. more income is saved and less spent
  3. consumption decreases
  4. aggregate demand decreases
  5. price level falls and inflation falls
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what is the impact of decreased interest rates on savers

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  1. saving becomes less attractive
  2. more income is spent and less saved
  3. consumption increases
  4. aggregate demand increases
  5. price level rises and inflation rises
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what is the impact of increased interest rates on firms

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  1. borrowing costs for investment increases
  2. firms cut back on plans for expansion
  3. investment decreases
  4. aggregate demand decreases
  5. price level falls and inflation falls
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what is the impact of decreased interest rates on firms

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  1. borrowing costs for investment decreases
  2. firms increase plans for expansion
  3. investment increases
  4. aggregate demand increases
  5. price level rises and inflation rises
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what is the impact of increased interest rates on the exchange rate

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  1. uk becomes a more attractive place to save
  2. hot money flows into the uk
  3. demand for the £ increases
  4. value of the £ increases and uk exports become more expensive
  5. net exports falls
  6. aggregate demand decreases
  7. price level falls and inflation falls
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what is the impact of decreased interest rates on the exchange rate

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  1. uk becomes a less attractive place to save
  2. hot money flows out of the uk
  3. demand for the £ falls
  4. value of the £ decreases and uk exports become less expensive
  5. net exports increases
  6. aggregate demand increases
  7. price level rises and inflation rises
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17
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what is quantitative easing

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a form of expansionary monetary policy.
the central bank purchases assets like government bonds from the market to increase the money supply and encourage lending and investment, which should boost economic activity

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18
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how does quantitative easing work

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  1. the central bank electronically creates new money
  2. this money is used to buy government bonds
  3. as a result there is a decrease in the cost of borrowing for banks and government
  4. the government increases spending in the economy
  5. the banks use the created money to lend to businesses and consumers
  6. this leads to higher investment and consumption = a boost in AD
19
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what are some positive effects of quantitative easing

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  • it depreciates a countries exchange rate making exports more competitive helping to increase AD
  • in 2009 it helped increase economic output by around 1.5%/2%
20
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what are some negative effects of quantitative easing

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  • can cause higher inflation if the amount needed is overestimated
  • imports become more expensive leading to cost push inflation
  • can lead to currency wars
21
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what is FISCAL policy

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the use of taxes and government spending to manipulate the level of aggregate demand in the economy and is controlled by the government

22
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what is the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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the person in charge of the government’s FISCAL policy.

23
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key roles for FISCAL policy

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correcting market failures
- carbon taxes per tonne of CO2
- sugar drinks levy (2018)
- subsidies to help people afford social housing

changing the final distribution of wealth and incomes
- progressive direct taxes

stabilising and stimulating aggregate demand
- changes in income tax, NIC’s and VAT
- changes in state welfare / public sector pay policies

improving the economy’s supply-side potential (LRAS)
- increased state spending in education and public health
- funding for infrastructure spending inc energy and infrastructure

responding to external shocks
- like the Furlough Scheme and Job retention scheme during Covid

24
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Direct taxes

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levied on income, wealth and profit
the burden cannot be passed on
e.g income tax, national insurance, capital gains

25
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Indirect taxes

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levied on expenditure
the burden can be passed on
e.g VAT, excise duties on fuel, cigarettes

26
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progressive taxes

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the proportion of income paid in tax increases as income rises

27
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regressive taxes

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the proportion of income paid in tax decreases as income rises
e.g flat rate taxes on cigarettes take a greater share of a poorer person’s income than a richer person’s

28
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proportional taxes

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the proportion of income paid in tax remains constant as income changes

29
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what are the reasons for tax

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  • revenue generation: to fund gov programmes like education
  • redistribution of income and wealth
  • economic stabilisation: stimulate spending and control inflation
  • regulation and incentives: encourage innovation
  • public goods: to supply goods that otherwise would be underproduced
30
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What does the ‘Wealth of the Nations’ state about taxation and who wrote it

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Adam Smith
Fairness - benefit pay principle, based on ability to play
Certainty and Convenience - know what your tax burden is, its easy to pay
Efficiency - hard to avoid and with limited unintended effects

31
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what is the uk’s tax burden
(tax as a percentage of GDP)

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38%

32
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what are the uk’s income tax brackets

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£12570 free
£12571-£50270 20%
£50271-£125140 40%
over £125140 45%

33
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what are the uk’s corporate tax bracket

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small profit rates 19%
main rate 25%

34
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what is interest

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the reward for saving and the cost of borrowing

35
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what are index numbers

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they show the percentage change in price/quantity from the base year

36
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what is crowding out

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when the government borrows there is a limited amount of loanable funds

this means that any funds invested in government bonds leaves less available for investment in the uk private sector

37
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evaluation of crowding out

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-government could borrow from abroad or sell shares to overseas governments leaving more money for uk investment in the private sector

-private sector could attract FDI

38
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what is discretionary fiscal policy

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when a government chooses to increase or decrease taxes and government spending

39
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what is it called when governments choose to increase or decrease taxes and government spending

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discretionary fiscal policy

40
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what are automatic stabilisers

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when taxes and government spending automatically increase or decrease

41
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what is it called when taxes and government spending automatically increase or decrease

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automatic stabilisers

42
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what do deflationary and contractions policies aim to do and what are the different policies

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decrease AD
monetary and fiscal policy

43
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what is expansionary policy and what are the policies

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aimed to increase AD
monetary and fiscal policy

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