Using a Diagram Explain How the Government Can Use Fiscal Policy to Alter the Level of A.D (Aggregate Demand) in the Economy

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Economics Using a diagram explain how the government can use fiscal policy to alter the level of A.D (aggregate demand) in the economy? * Aggregate demand is the total spending on goods and services in a given time period. Aggregate demand curve has the total quantity of all goods and services and average price levels for all goods and services. The aggregate demand curve shows the relationship between Average Price Levels and Real Output. The Components for Aggregate Demand are C (consumption)+ I (income)+ G (government spending)+ (X-M) (net exports) and a change in the components of Aggregate demand will cause a shift of the curve. Fiscal policy is a type of economical intervention where the government injects its policies into an economy in order to either expand the economy’s growth or to contract it. By changing the levels of spending and taxation, a government can directly or indirectly affect the aggregate demand. Fiscal policy can be used in order to either stimulate a sluggish economy or to slow down an economy that is growing at a rate that is getting out of control. There are two types of Fiscal policy put in place to alter the level of aggregate demand; Expansionary fiscal policy and Contractionary fiscal policy. When an economy is in a recession, expansionary fiscal policy is in order. Typically this type of fiscal policy results in increased government spending and/ or lower taxes. A recession results in a recessionary gap meaning that aggregate demand is at a level lower than it would be in a full employment situation. In order to close this gap, a government will typically increase their spending which will directly increase the aggregate demand curve (since government spending creates demand for goods and services). At the same time, the government may choose to cut taxes, which will indirectly affect the aggregate

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