Supply side policies Flashcards
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supply side policies
policies to improve the productive potential within an economy
Free market orientated supply side policies
privatisation—sell state owned assets to private sector
deregulation–alows new firms to enter market
income tax cuts–grearter incetive to work longer hours
flexible labour marktets–reduce power of trade unions
free-trade agereements–reduce tarrif barriers and other obstacles to trade
reduce welfarre benefits–increase incetive to get ajob
Interventionist–increase public sector investment
education–increase fundigns to schools and universities–improve labour producitivty
Deregulation ons upply side of economies
lower costs to produce–increase set ups –more enterprise
fianncial sector deregulation–more lending –more investment
effects of privatisation on supply side
privatisation==increase amount of firms profit driven increase I increase capital stock
increase productive potential
increase busienss increasse enterprise
increasing nmw on supply side
higher wage
12.21 april 2025
greater incetive to work
increase work force size
effects of reducing trade union power on supply side
less trade union power
wages rise slower
not too expesnive to hire workers
more start ups
increase g on education and training
116 bn in2 021
more skills and qualifications
icnreas e labour productivity and p pot
increase lras
more individuals confidnet to start business
increase enterprise
increase p pot
ncrease g on ifnrastructure and trnasport
317 bn in 2021 increase in health less sick days increase labour pdouctivitiy increase p pot
increase LRAS
transport 10bn still in making 16 + years
more businesses attracted
Evaluation of increased G
depends on debt levels
increase g borrow from private sector
firms profits fall
fall in I
Time Lag
more g increase budget deficit
more debt
evaluation of privatisation
increase I automation
more polution
depends on eocnomic cycle may not invest
evaluations of deregulation
fall in health and safery–increase risk of injuries
increase labour productivity
evaluations of lower tax rates
lower tax rev
budjet deficit worsens
crowding out
lower ad boost ad and more inflation less fdi + less investment
ssps are ineffcitive without
adequate AD
japans lost decade