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(Solved): Which are the policy implications? 4. Consider the following linear version of the AADD model in ...
Which are the policy implications?
4. Consider the following linear version of the AA−DD model in the text: Consumption is given by C=(1−s)Y, and the current account balance is given by CA=aE−mY. (In macroeconomics textbooks, s is sometimes referred to as the marginal propensity to save, and m is called the marginal propensity to import.) Then the condition of equilibrium in the goods market is Y=C+I+G+CA=(1−s)Y+I+G+aE−mY. We will write the condition of money market equilibrium as Ms/P=bY−dR. On the assumption that the central bank can hold both the interest rate R and the exchange rate E constant and assuming that investment I also is constant, what is the effect of an increase in government spending G on output Y ? (This number is often called the open-economy government spending multiplier, but as you can see, it is relevant only under strict conditions.) Explain your result intuitively.