Monday, April 24, 2017

4/24/17: Laffer Cruve/Supply Side Economics/Reaganomics



  • Supply Side Economics or Reaganomics-
    • Manipulating aggregate supply by enacting policies to stimulate incentives to work, save & invest.
    • May include tax cuts, which would increase disposable income.
  • Laffer Curve-
    • Displays the theoretical relationship between tax rates & government revenue.
  • 3 Criticisms of the Laffer Curve-
    1.  Imperial evidence suggests that the impact of tax rates on incentives to work, save & invest are small.
    2. Tax cuts also increase demand, which can fuel inflation.
    3. Where the economy is actually located on the curve, is difficult to determine.

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