Practice mode Macroeconomic Policy Tools

Which of these acts as an automatic stabiliser?

Correct answer A. Unemployment benefits

Explanation

Benefit payments rise on their own when unemployment increases in a downturn and fall in a boom, supporting demand without any new policy decision. Planned spending programmes do not adjust automatically.

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