Government Policy: Fiscal and Monetary · Macroeconomics

Fiscal Policy and the Budget

Examining taxation and government spending as tools to manage aggregate demand.

Key Questions

  1. 1What trade-offs does a persistent national deficit create?
  2. 2How do political cycles influence fiscal decision making?
  3. 3Who benefits and who bears the costs of a progressive tax system?

Common Core State Standards

C3: D2.Eco.13.9-12
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Economics
Unit: Government Policy: Fiscal and Monetary
Period: Macroeconomics

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