Monday, April 24, 2017

Unit 5 - Reaganomics, Laffer Curve (04/24/17)


Supply-side economics or Reagonomics


  • Stimulate production or supply to spear output
  • They cut taxes and government regulation, to increase incentive for business and individuals
  • Business invest and expand creating jobs

  • People work, save, and spend money
Laffer Curve

It depicts a theoretical relationship between tax rates and tax revenues.
  • The lower the taxes the more the government is able to collect in taxes

Criticism of the Laffer Curve

  1.  Empirical evidence suggest suggest that the impact of tax rates on incentives to work, save, and invest are small
  2.  Tax cuts also increase demand which can fuel inflation and demand impacts may exceed supply impacts
  3.  Where the economy is actually located on the Laffer Curve is difficult to determine

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