Evaluate Fiscal policy
Output gap size
consumer/business confidence
time
demand pull
gov budget deficit
size of cut
expansionary monetary policy evaluation
demand pull
time
consumer confidence
size of cut
contractionary monetary policy evaluation
encourage saving withdrawal
low growth
high unemployment
exchange rate strengthens so CA deficit
reduced investment
supply Side policies evaluation
no guarantee of success
time lags
output gap increases
cost
gov budget deficit could increase
protectionism
reduces contestbility which drives prices
trade diversion
elasticity
retaliation
appreciation
potential CA deficit has imports cheap
high costs cause high unemployment
depreciation
higher inflation
reduced purchasing power
reduce investor confidence