With the Multiplier Effect tool you will learn how the government-induced chain of spending accumulates and results in an amplified change in GDP. Learning objectives include learning how the multiplier is calculated and how it works over time; understanding how the marginal propensity to consume (MPC) relates to the multiplier; and, learning how the government spending multiplier differs from the tax multiplier.

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