Automatic Stabilisers Are Government Programs That Tend to Push the Federal

question 67

True/False

Automatic stabilisers are government programs that tend to push the federal budget toward deficit as the real GDP rises and toward surplus as the real GDP falls.

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Definitions:

Total Income

The total amount of money earned or received by an individual or entity within a specified period, including wages, salaries, benefits, and investment earnings.

Price Parity Concept

An economic theory which suggests that in the absence of transaction costs and barriers to trade, identical goods will have the same price in different markets when expressed in the same currency.

Agricultural Policy

A set of laws and guidelines which aim to improve agricultural productivity, manage natural resources, and support farmers' incomes.

Agricultural Adjustment Act

A United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses, through paying farmers to reduce crop area.