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Title: Neutrality of money
Description: The neutrality of money RBC long essay

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THENEUTRALI
TYOFMONEYANDFLEXI
BI
LI
TYOFWAGESAND
A st
apl
ei
ncl
assi
caleconomi
cs,t
heneut
r
al
i
t
yofmoneysuggest
st
hat
changesi
nt
hesuppl
yofmoneyi
naneconomyonl
yaf
f
ectnomi
naleconomi
c
v
ar
i
abl
essuchasexchanger
at
es,wages,andt
hepr
i
cesofgoodsandser
v
i
ces
...
Theneut
r
al
i
t
yofmoneyt
heor
yi
mpl
i
est
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cent
r
albank 
does
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her
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ormaj
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ar
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hi
naneconomy

...
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cl
emodel
s
emphasi
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act
or
s,
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echnol
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calchanges,
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mi
ni
ngeconomi
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l
uct
uat
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whi
l
emonet
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cl
emodel
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her
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gener
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...
Ther
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ur
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r
engt
hoft
her
el
at
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pbet
weenmoneyand
out
putandont
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el
at
i
v
epowerofmonet
ar
yandf
i
scalpol
i
cy

...
Monet
ar
yneut
r
al
i
t
yi
sani
mpor
t
antpr
oper
t
yofr
eal
busi
nesscy
cl
emodel
s
...

I
ni
t
i
al
l
yr
ealbusi
nesscy
cl
emodel
swer
econst
r
uct
edwi
t
houtmonet
ar
y
DA’
sMACROECONOMI
CSPage1

f
eat
ur
es
...
Butaf
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erbui
l
di
ngt
hei
rr
ealmodelt
heyconcl
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hatt
headdi
t
i
onofa
monet
ar
ysect
ormaynotbenecessar
ysi
ncebusi
nesscy
cl
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ai
ned
al
mostent
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el
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ealquant
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...
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osserr
ej
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ar
i
sti
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pr
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at
i
onofmoney
t
oout
putcausal
i
t
y

...

Recentt
heor
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i
calef
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or
t
shav
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empt
edt
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ov
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dear
econci
l
i
at
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al
l
owi
ngt
echnol
ogyt
obeendogenous
...
Cr
i
t
i
cspoi
ntoutt
hatt
heev
i
dencedoes
notsuppor
tt
heassumpt
i
onofneut
r
al
i
t
yofmoney

...
Monet
ar
ypol
i
cyappear
st
ohav
east
r
ongi
nf
l
uenceont
her
eal
economy

...
Ther
e
ar
enomar
keti
mper
f
ect
i
ons
...
RBC pr
oponent
s
ar
guet
hatt
hedegr
eeofpr
i
cest
i
cki
nessoccur
r
i
ngi
nt
her
ealwor
l
di
snotf
or
under
st
andi
ng economi
cf
l
uct
uat
i
ons
...
Wages and pr
i
ce st
i
cki
ness expl
ai
ns i
nv
ol
unt
ar
y
unempl
oy
mentandnonneut
r
al
i
t
yofmoney

...
Adv
ocat
esoft
hi
st
heor
ybel
i
ev
e
t
hatmacr
oeconomi
st
sshoul
dbaset
heanal
y
si
sont
hesameassumpt
i
on
...
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ai
nst
i
cki
nessof
pr
i
ces,
t
heyr
el
yont
hev
ar
i
ousnewKey
nesi
ant
heor
i
es
...
Fl
uct
uat
i
onsi
nt
heeconomyasa
whol
e come f
r
om changes i
n aggr
egat
e suppl
y or aggr
egat
e demand
...
A
shockt
hatshi
f
t
st
heaggr
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edemandcur
v
ei
scal
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edademandshock,anda
shockt
hatshi
f
t
st
heaggr
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esuppl
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v
ei
scal
l
edasuppl
yshock
...
One goaloft
he modelofaggr
egat
e suppl
yand
aggr
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edemandi
st
oshowhowshockscauseeconomi
cf
l
uct
uat
i
ons
...
Economi
st
suset
het
er
m st
abi
l
i
zat
i
onpol
i
cyt
or
ef
ert
o
pol
i
cyact
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onsai
medatr
educi
ngt
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er
i
t
yofshor
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r
uneconomi
cf
l
uct
uat
i
ons
...

I
nar
ealbusi
ness cy
cl
e model
,f
l
uct
uat
i
ons ar
i
se f
r
om i
ndi
v
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dual
s’
r
esponsest
ochangesi
nt
heeconomi
cenv
i
r
onment

...
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nt
hesemodel
s,i
twoul
dbesubopt
i
malf
orpol
i
cy
DA’
sMACROECONOMI
CSPage3

maker
st
oel
i
mi
nat
et
hebusi
nesscy
cl
ei
ft
heycoul
dact
ual
l
ydoso
...
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n
r
ealbusi
nesscy
cl
emodel
s,t
her
ol
eofmoneyi
st
odet
er
mi
net
hepr
i
cel
ev
el
,
mucht
hesameasi
nt
heor
i
gi
nalcl
assi
calmodel

...
I
tf
ol
l
ows,
t
hen,
t
hatmonet
ar
ypol
i
cyshoul
df
ocusoncont
r
ol
l
i
ng
t
hepr
i
cel
ev
el

...
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weconsi
derf
i
scalpol
i
cy
,howev
er
,wewi
l
lseet
hatanal
t
er
nat
i
v
ev
i
ew oft
he
opt
i
malconductofmonet
ar
ypol
i
cyemer
gesf
r
om t
her
ealbusi
nesscy
cl
et
heor
y

...
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ar
ypol
i
cycannotaf
f
ectout
putandempl
oy
ment
,
andev
en
i
fi
tcoul
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i
twoul
dbesubopt
i
mal
t
ot
r
yt
oel
i
mi
nat
et
hebusi
nesscy
cl
e
...
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f
ectwi
l
lnotbecausedbyanef
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egat
e
demand,asi
nt
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nesi
anmodel
,butbysuppl
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si
deef
f
ect
s
...
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eov
er
,t
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f
ect
swi
l
lbedi
st
or
t
i
onar
y

...
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enal
umpsum t
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f
ect
i
ndi
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dual
behav
i
orbyaf
f
ect
i
ngweal
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hov
ert
hepl
anni
nghor
i
zon
...

g
...
Thi
si
swher
eanal
t
er
nat
i
v
er
ol
ef
ormonet
ar
ypol
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cyemer
ges
(
al
t
er
nat
i
v
et
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mpl
ykeepi
ngi
nf
l
at
i
onl
owt
hr
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ow,st
eadymoneygr
owt
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...
I
nt
hel
ongr
uni
nv
est
mentmust
be hi
gher i
f gov
er
nment spendi
ng i
s hi
gher

...
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er
nmentspendi
ng
goesup,t
hehousehol
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eel
spoor
er(
becausei
thast
opaymor
ei
nt
axes,ei
t
her
now ori
nt
hef
ut
ur
e)

...

Wor
ki
ngmor
er
ai
sesout
put

...
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er
m economi
st
susef
or
t
hi
s pr
act
i
ce i
n whi
ch t
he gov
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nmentget
sr
ealr
esour
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hr
ough money
cr
eat
i
on
...
I
nt
her
ealbusi
nesscy
cl
e
model
,i
tf
ol
l
owst
hatt
heopt
i
maluseofmonet
ar
yandf
i
scalpol
i
ci
esi
st
o
combi
net
hem soast
omi
ni
mi
z
et
het
ot
alcost
sf
r
om i
nf
l
at
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onandt
axdi
st
or
t
i
on
...


DA’
sMACROECONOMI
CSPage5

SUPPLYSI
DEECONOMI
CS

Suppl
y
si
deeconomi
csi
sar
el
at
i
v
el
ynewt
er
m whi
chcamei
nt
ousei
nt
he
mi
d1970sasar
esul
toft
hef
ai
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ur
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andemandsi
depol
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ci
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economywhi
chl
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l
at
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on
...

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t
hurLaf
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er
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i
r
stmaj
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sofsuppl
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si
deeconomi
cs
...
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sal
socal
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csort
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r
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edown”pol
i
cy

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dentRonal
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deat
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cut
satt
het
op,f
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nv
est
or
sandent
r
epr
eneur
s,pr
ov
i
dei
ncent
i
v
et
osav
eand
i
nv
est

...

 

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y
si
deeconomi
cs”i
susedt
odescr
i
behowchangesi
nmar
gi
nalt
ax
r
at
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nf
l
uence economi
c act
i
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i
t
y

...
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y
si
deeconomi
cpol
i
cyofcut
t
i
nghi
ghmar
gi
nalt
axr
at
es,
DA’
sMACROECONOMI
CSPage6

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ef
or
e,
shoul
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oolt
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ecessi
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...

Moder
nsuppl
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ay
semphasi
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i
di
ngal
lt
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pesof
economi
ci
ncent
i
v
est
or
ai
seaggr
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esuppl
yi
nt
heeconomy

...
I
nor
dert
omakesomet
hi
ng,a
pr
oducerdoesnotneedt
obegi
v
enanymoney

...

”I
ncent
i
v
est
opr
oducer
sar
eessent
i
alt
oi
nv
est
,pr
oduceandempl
oy

...

Mai
nFeat
ur
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Si
deEconomi
cs:
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nmentpl
ay
sal
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ol
ei
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al
i
si
ngmar
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educi
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axes
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hel
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...

1
...
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f
ect
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educt
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i
ngui
sh
bet
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f
ect
sofacuti
nt
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gi
nalr
at
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ncome
t
ax
...

Ar
educt
i
oni
nper
sonalt
axr
at
esi
ncr
easest
hei
ncent
i
v
eofpeopl
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k
and sav
e mor
e
...

Reduct
i
oni
nmar
gi
nalt
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at
esbyi
mpr
ov
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ngt
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or
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hepeopl
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so
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easest
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rpr
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v
ecapaci
t
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hel
ev
el
ofout
putandempl
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menti
nt
he
economy

...
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f
ectofasuppl
y
si
det
axcuti
si
l
l
ust
r
at
edi
nFi
g
...
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out
put

or

GDP

i
s

measur
ed

al
ong t
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hor
i
zont
al

axi
s

and

t
hepr
i
cel
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elont
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er
t
i
calaxi
s
...
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her
ei
sat
ax
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honper
sonsandf
i
r
ms
...
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esul
t
,suppl
i
esofl
abourandcapi
t
al
i
ncr
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chshi
f
tt
heaggr
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ycur
v
eASt
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her
i
ghtasAS1
...
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t
,
t
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i
cel
ev
elf
al
l
st
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t
her
eal
out
puti
ncr
easest
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esul
tofat
axcut

...
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gher
i
nv
est
mentl
eadst
ot
hepr
oduct
i
onofmor
egoodsandser
v
i
cesperuni
tofl
abour
and capi
t
al

...
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so
f
av
ourr
educedest
at
et
axesf
orsmal
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mer
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hem t
ospend
mor
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ncr
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oduct
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on
...
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,t
axr
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i
onsr
educe‘
under
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bl
ackmar
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i
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i
t
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snotr
ecor
dedi
nt
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axesar
epai
d
...
I
ncr
easi
ngGr
owt
hRat
e:
Accor
di
ngt
osuppl
y
si
deeconomi
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s,t
axcut
si
ncr
easet
hedi
sposabl
e
i
ncomeoft
hepeopl
ewhor
ai
seaddi
t
i
onaldemandf
orgoodsandser
v
i
ces
...

Thi
sl
eadst
obal
ancedgr
owt
hi
nt
heeconomywi
t
houtshor
t
ages
...
Thi
s,
i
nt
ur
n,l
eadst
oani
ncr
easei
nt
her
ealdi
sposabl
ei
ncomeoft
hepeopl
ewhi
ch
r
ai
sesconsumpt
i
on,
out
putandempl
oy
ment

...
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ncr
easei
ni
nv
est
mentl
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oani
ncr
easei
nt
heeconomy

s
capi
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oi
ncr
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oduct
i
v
i
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,t
ol
ar
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owi
nf
l
at
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ghl
ev
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mentandhi
ghgr
owt
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at
eoft
heeconomy

...
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f
erCur
v
e
Themostpopul
araspectofsuppl
y
si
deeconomi
csi
st
heLaf
f
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e
named af
t
eri
t
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gi
nat
orPr
of

...
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f
ercur
v
edepi
ct
st
he
r
el
at
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onbet
weent
axr
at
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axr
ev
enue
...
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st
axcut
,
i
nt
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wi
l
l
i
ncr
easet
het
axr
ev
enue
...
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ft
het
axr
at
ei
s100%,
peopl
ewi
l
lhav
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ncent
i
v
et
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k,sav
eandi
nv
estatal
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hewhol
e
i
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l
lgot
ot
hegov
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nment

...
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he
t
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at
ei
ncr
easesf
r
om 0%t
o100%,
t
axr
ev
enuecor
r
espondi
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r
om zer
o
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mum l
ev
elandt
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ar
t
sdecl
i
ni
ngt
ozer
o
...

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gur
eshowst
heLaf
f
ercur
v
ewher
et
het
axr
at
e(
0%)i
st
akenont
he
hor
i
zont
alaxi
sandt
het
axr
ev
enueont
hev
er
t
i
calaxi
s
...
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f
ercur
v
ei
supwar
dsl
opi
ng
...
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her
el
at
i
v
el
yl
owt
axr
at
eT1,
t
het
axr
ev
enuei
sR1
...
Ther
eaf
t
er
,
f
ur
t
herr
i
sei
nt
het
axr
at
ewi
l
lr
educer
ev
enuet
ot
hegov
er
nment

...

Accor
di
ngt
oLaf
f
er
,
ani
mpor
t
antf
eat
ur
eoft
heLaf
f
ercur
v
ei
st
hati
thasa
nor
malr
angeandapr
ohi
bi
t
i
v
er
ange
...
I
nt
henor
malr
ange,
i
ncr
easesi
nt
het
axr
at
ebr
i
ngmor
er
ev
enuet
ot
hegov
er
nment

...
Consequent
l
y
,t
hef
al
li
nout
putmor
et
han
of
f
set
st
her
i
sei
nt
axr
at
e
...

Taxr
at
ecut
saf
f
ectr
ev
enues
...
I
nt
hel
ongt
er
m,
busi
nessact
i
v
i
t
yi
ncr
eases,
DA’
sMACROECONOMI
CSPage11

compani
eshi
r
emor
e,whoi
nt
ur
nspendmor
e,andt
hi
sl
eadst
oeconomi
c
gr
owt
h
...

4
...
Theyar
eagai
nstmonet
i
zat
i
onofbudget
def
i
ci
t whi
ch t
he Key
nesi
ans adv
ocat
e
...
Thi
swi
l
li
ncr
easeempl
oy
ment
,i
ncomeandgr
owt
h
r
at
eoft
heeconomy

...
Monet
ar
yPol
i
cy
:
Anot
herf
eat
ur
e ofsuppl
y
si
de pol
i
cyi
st
o hav
er
est
r
ai
ned monet
ar
y
ex
pansi
oni
nor
dert
okeept
hei
nf
l
at
i
onr
at
el
ow
...
Reduct
i
oni
nWel
f
ar
eBenef
i
t
s:
Tor
educeunempl
oy
ment
,
suppl
y
si
deeconomi
st
semphasi
ser
educt
i
oni
n
wel
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Title: Neutrality of money
Description: The neutrality of money RBC long essay