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Recently, the Central Bank, to decrease the inflation rate, increased the interest rate from 8.5% to 15%. The government increased the taxes for almost all products, since there is a huge budget deficit. Use the IS-LM model and discuss what sort of a policy mix is this. Can this policy be successful to reduce the inflation rate and increase investments by decreasing the crowding out?

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          Recently, the Central Bank, to decrease the inflation rate, increased the interest rate from 8.5% to 15%. The government increased the taxes for almost all products, since there is a huge budget deficit. Use the IS-LM model and discuss what sort of a policy mix is this. Can this policy be successful to reduce the inflation rate and increase investments by decreasing the crowding out?

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Principles of Economics

Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition

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Recently, the Central Bank, to decrease the inflation rate, increased the interest rate from 8.5% to 15%. The government increased the taxes for almost all products, since there is a huge budget deficit. Use the IS-LM model and discuss what sort of a policy mix is this. Can this policy be successful to reduce the inflation rate and increase investments by decreasing the crowding out?