Fiscal Policy Is Often Difficult to Successfully Implement Because

question 18

Multiple Choice

Fiscal policy is often difficult to successfully implement because:

• A) there is a lag between the time the policy is chosen and when it gets enacted.
• B) a decision must be made without all the relevant information.
• C) there is a risk of overshooting or undershooting the goal of full employment.
• D) All of these are true.

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Definitions:

Net Migration

Net effect of immigration and emigration on a particular population; expressed as an increase or decrease.

Demography

Study of the size, composition, distribution, and changes in human population.

United States Census

A nationwide survey conducted every ten years by the federal government to account for the population and gather demographic information used for various purposes, including political representation.

Population Growth

An increase in the number of individuals in a population, often measured by the birth rate minus the death rate plus net migration.