17: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy Last updated Oct 13, 2022 Save as PDF 16.11: Problems 17.1: Introduction to Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy Page ID164322 OpenStaxOpenStax ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 17.1: Introduction to Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy17.2: Government Spending17.3: Taxation17.4: Federal Deficits and the National Debt17.5: Using Fiscal Policy to Fight Recession, Unemployment, and Inflation17.6: Automatic Stabilizers17.7: Practical Problems with Discretionary Fiscal Policy17.8: The Question of a Balanced Budget17.9: Key Terms17.10: Key Concepts and Summary17.11: Self-Check Questions17.12: Review Questions17.13: Critical Thinking Questions17.14: Problems