Policy and the Public Sector · Macroeconomics
Fiscal Policy and the Budget
Analyzing government spending and taxation as tools for managing aggregate demand.
Key Questions
- 1How do expansionary fiscal policies impact the national debt in the long run?
- 2What are the political challenges to implementing contractionary fiscal policy?
- 3How does the multiplier effect amplify the impact of government spending?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Economic Policy - Grade 10ON: Canadian and World Studies - Grade 10
Grade: Grade 10
Subject: Economics
Unit: Policy and the Public Sector
Period: Macroeconomics
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