Monday, May 16, 2016

Unit 5: Supply Side Economics

Reaganomics

  • Makes changes in AS but not AD and it determines the level of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth. 
  • Lower marginal tax rate induce more work this AS increases.
  • Makes leisure more expensive and make work more attractive. 

Supply Side Economics
  • Support policies that promote GDP growth by arguing that high marginal tax rates along with the current system of transferred payment
    • Ex. Unemployment compensation, 
    • Welfare Programs that provided disincentives to work, invest, innovate and undertake entrepreneur inventions.





Incentive to save and invest
  • High Marginal Tax Rate can reduce the rewards for savings and investments
  • Consumption might increase, but investment depend upon savings
  • Lower Marginal Tax Rates encourage saving and investment

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