The Bush-Greenspan policy mix
In 2001, the Fed pursued a very expansionary monetary policy. At the same time, President George W. Bush pushed through legislation that lowered income taxes.
a. Illustrate the effect of such a policy mix on output.
b. How does this policy mix differ from the Clinton-Green- span mix?
c. What happened to output in 2001? How do you reconcile the fact that both fiscal and monetary policies were expan- sionary with the fact that growth was so low in 2002? (Hint: What else happened?)