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AP Macroeconomics Flashcards: Automatic Stabilizers

Study Automatic Stabilizers in AP Macroeconomics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is a key feature of automatic stabilizers compared to discretionary policy?

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ANSWER

They activate without new government action. Built into existing laws, they respond without new legislation.

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AP Macroeconomics: National Income and Price Determination

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As the economy enters a recession, payroll tax collections decline automatically as employment and wages fall, and unemployment insurance benefits rise automatically. With no discretionary fiscal policy action, which outcome is most consistent with the built-in countercyclical effects of automatic stabilizers?
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