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These policies or programs are built into the structure of the economy and do not require any specific action or decision-making by policymakers. On the other hand, discretionary fiscal policy refers to deliberate changes in government spending or taxation that Show more…
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One advantage of automatic stabilizers over discretionary fiscal policy is that automatic stabilizers do not produce a cyclical deficit as discretionary fiscal policy does. have a greater multiplier effect than discretionary fiscal policy. make the actual budget a better reflection of the condition of the economy than the standardized budget. are not subject to the timing problems of discretionary fiscal policy
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