One of these answers are wrong. May somebody tell me which one and why? Thanks! 1. a. Why is the amount of transfer payments important as a percentage of total government expenditure? The size of transfer payments as a percentage of government expenditure is important because this type of expenditure is "non-productive". The theory that fiscal policy can stimulate Aggregate Demand and that some deficit can be good for the economy rests on how productive those funds will be when spent. Spending toward goods and services motivates growth but spending on transfer payments does not. It is easy to see why Government spending on roads and education act as investment toward growth. b. Show the effect of and difference between tax on income and tax on interest, Add a one sentence explanation to the graph to explain the effect and difference. One tax in influences the labor decision, one in influences savings and investment decisions. The tax on interest is more severe because it effects the growth potential in the economy. The loanable funds market has a role different from the labor market and production function. A tax on labor effects the level that the economy is at - it lowers Real GDP. A tax on interest actually affects the growth potential because people are disincentivized from contributing funds that feed capital accumulation. That drives the interest rate up and businesses away from growing their business. The economy with labor tax starts at a lower level but grows with the same vigor as with no tax. The economy with the tax on interest starts at a higher level but grows more slowly. c. Explain the difference between structural and cyclical deficit. A structural deficit is the result of the level of potential GDP lowering relative to its previous level but a cyclical deficit means that potential GDP remains at the original level but Real GDP lowers away from it. These deficits originate in automatic fiscal policy. When the economy is operating below potential GDP the amount of money the government is taking in via tax is naturally going down as a result and the amount of spending via transfer payments is going up because the economy is below full employment so more people are claiming unemployment benefits for one example. d. Which seems to be more severe? Due to the shift in potential GDP with structural deficits, this type seems more severe. By contrast, the economy is expected to return to its previous level of production when a cyclical deficit occurs as part of the business cycle but due to the permanent nature of the structural decline in GDP the economy will have to undergo a technological stimulus or capital accumulation resulting in growth to find itself back at its previous level. e. How can fiscal policy be used to stimulate the economy? Primarily when the economy is experiencing recession fiscal policy, as the theory tells us, can boost aggregate demand by either increasing e.