Reference no: EM133377878
Output in an economy is 6,500. Government purchases, G, are 1,200. Taxes, T, are 800. Consumption is given by:
C = 3,700 ?? 2,000r + 0.2(Y-T)
Investment is given by:
I = 1,000 -4,000r
(1) Find the equilibrium interest rate.
(2) How much are national savings?
(3) Suppose now that T rises to 900 (any other exogenous variables are unchanged).
Find the equilibrium interest rate and national savings.
(4) Graph the effects of the increase in T in the market for loanable funds.
(5) Provide intuition for the effects that an increase in taxes has on the real interest rate and the supply of loanable funds.