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Policy Lags AP Macroeconomics Where did we come from? In the previous unit, we learned about money, and the effects of monetary policy on output, employment, interest rates, and the price level. Remember this little guy? http://www.extirpated.org/3.html Where are we going? In this unit, we are going to bring together fiscal and monetary policy and expand on policy-related issues. This unit explores the interactions between monetary and fiscal policy. We will also discuss economic growth, a longrun concept. http://www.stlouisfed.org/inplainenglish/monetary_policy.htm Guiding Questions… What are the sources of economic growth? How do monetary and fiscal policies encourage economic growth? In this lesson… We will discuss the lags associated with policy-making. What is a lag? Defining the “Inside Lag” The inside lag consists of the time it take for the following to occur: Data to be collected Policy makers to recognize that policy action is necessary Policy makers to make the decision about which policy should be taken, and the implementation of that policy Defining the “Outside Lag”… The outside lag is the time it takes the economy to respond to a new policy. Quick Review! Tools of Fiscal Policy: Government spending Taxes Increase and decreases in both lead to changes in output and the price level. Tools of Monetary Policy: Buying/selling government securities on the open market operations Discount rate Reserve requirement NOTE: Lags differ in length for monetary and fiscal policy. Inside lag is short for monetary policy (the Federal Reserve makes changes to the money supply on a daily basis) Outside lag is short for fiscal policy (it takes a long time for Congress to debate on the floor, but a short time for people to respond to a policy once it’s implemented) And now… Some resources: Reffonomics: http://www.reffonomics.com/ Morton workbook: Activity 43 Krugman: Module 31 Works Cited Economics of Seinfeld. http://yadayadayadaecon.com/ Krugman, Paul, and Robin Wells. Krugman’s Economics for AP. New York: Worth Publishers. Morton, John S. and Rae Jean B. Goodman. Advanced Placement Economics: Teacher Resource Manual. 3rd ed. New York: National Council on Economic Education, 2003. Print. Reffonomics. www.reffonomics.com.