Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Supply-side policy

Supply-side policy — practice question

Supply-side policy often leads to fiscal consequences. Which statement is incorrect?

  • AIncreased government spending supporting technical progress has beneficial long-term supply-side effects but may have short-term inflationary consequences.
  • BIncreased government expenditure on training increases a country’s long-run aggregate supply (LRAS) and also has an expansionary effect on aggregate demand (AD).
  • CReduced government infrastructure spending reduces an economy’s LRAS and has a short-term expansionary effect on AD.
  • DReduced rates of tax on higher incomes increases an economy’s LRAS and has an expansionary effect on AD.

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