DSE 2010 Question 27: Keynesian cross and the multiplier
Consider a closed-economy Keynesian model: prices fixed, output determined by aggregate demand, investment fixed at I∗, no government. Two household groups A and B share total income Y as YA=λY and YB=(1−λ)Y, λ∈(0,1). Consumption is CA=c+cAYA and CB=c+cBYB with 0<cA<cB<1. The investment multiplier is
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Consider a closed-economy Keynesian model: prices fixed, output determined by aggregate demand, investment fixed at I*, no government. Two household groups A and B share total income Y as Y^A=λ Y and Y^B=(1-λ)Y, λ∈(0,1). Consumption is C^A=c+c_AY^A and C^B=c+c_BY^B with 0<c_A<c_B<1. The investment multiplier is (A) 1/(1-λ c_A-λ c_B) (B) 1/(1-(1-λ)c_A-(1-λ)c_B) (C) 1/(1-c_B+λ(c_B-c_A)) (D) 1/(1-c_A+(1-λ)(c_B-c_A))
Also written as: Consider a closed-economy Keynesian model: prices fixed, output determined by aggregate demand, investment fixed at I*, no government. Two household groups A and B share total income Y as Y^A=lambda Y and Y^B=(1-lambda)Y, lambda in (0,1). Consumption is C^A=c+c_AY^A and C^B=c+c_BY^B with 0<c_A<c_B<1. The investment multiplier is
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This question is on Multiplier extensions: induced investment and class saving, part of Keynesian cross and the multiplier in Macroeconomics.
The multiplier when investment responds to income or when groups have different saving behaviour.
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