Get premium membership and access questions with answers, video lessons as well as revision papers.
Goals of an economic policy consists of valued judgment and what economic policies should strive to achieve.
They include;
1. Attaining economic growth.
2. To attain full employment; a situation where every member of labour force is able and wants to work. It is situation where all resources are fully utilized.
3. To attain price stability
Economic policies aim at preventing general increase in price level/inflation as well as decrease in price level/deflation.
4. To eliminate unfavourable public budget deficit which is favourable in attainment of economic growth- this can be attained through fiscal policy which involves use of government revenue. Fiscal policy deals with government actions regarding taxation and spending.
5. To sustain low and stable price growth.
This is possible through implementation of monetary policy. Monetary policy deals with Central banking actions regarding money supply and interest rate.
Most factors of economic policy can be divided into fiscal and monetary factors/policies. Such policies are often influenced by international institutions for example World Bank and IMF as well as political beliefs and the consequent policies of political parties.
6. To attain an increase in productive capacity of the economy for example increasing the level of production in various sectors such as manufacturing. This requires efficiency and effectiveness in the field of production. In order to attain a higher level of efficiency, the labour force ought to have the necessary levels of skills.
7. To achieve a sustainable industrial growth.
This can done through implementation of industrial policies. An industrial policy is an official strategic effort to encourage the development and growth of all or part of manufacturing sectors as well as other sectors in the economy.
8. To attain economic stabilization
This is the result of governmental use of direct/indirect controls to maintain and stabilize the nation's economy during emergence situations. The direct and indirect control measures employed by government include setting and freezing of wages, prices, rent or rationing of goals.
9. To grow the level of international trade through the development and implementation of appropriate trade policies. These policies deal with questions on trade, finance and monetary policy.
A country ought to work together with international financial institutions for financial assistance.
Dullayo answered the question on May 6, 2018 at 18:43
- State six uses of ratios(Solved)
State six uses of ratios
Date posted: May 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- Outline four critical issues which must be noted when carrying out trend and industrial analysis(Solved)
Outline four critical issues which must be noted when carrying out trend and industrial analysis
Date posted: May 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- Describe the classifications of financial ratios.(Solved)
Describe the classifications of financial ratios.
Date posted: May 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- Outline the two basic financial statements(Solved)
Outline the two basic financial statements
Date posted: May 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- Define the term financial statement analysis.(Solved)
Define the term financial statement analysis.
Date posted: May 3, 2018. Answers (1)
- Briefly describe Keynes four key contributions to the school of economics.(Solved)
Briefly describe Keynes four key contributions to the school of economics.
Date posted: May 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Describe any four principles of combining enterprises in a product-product decision(s).(Solved)
Describe any four principles of combining enterprises in a product-product decision(s).
Date posted: May 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Outline three conditions for the success of devaluation policy(Solved)
Outline three conditions for the success of devaluation policy
Date posted: May 1, 2018. Answers (1)
-
Outline the determinants of exchange rate in the long run(Solved)
Outline the determinants of exchange rate in the long run
Date posted: May 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Distinguish between demand pull inflation and cost push inflation.(Solved)
Distinguish between demand pull inflation and cost push inflation.
Date posted: May 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- What factors hinder Kenya's level of attainment of sustainable development goals? Examine policy options for the same.(Solved)
What factors hinder Kenya's level of attainment of sustainable development goals? Examine policy options for the same.
Date posted: May 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- Discuss Kenya's level of attainment of sustainable development goals(Solved)
Discuss Kenya's level of attainment of sustainable development goals.
Date posted: May 1, 2018. Answers (1)
- State eight things you could do to ensure high response rate for online questionnaires(Solved)
State eight things you could do to ensure high response rate for online questionnaires
Date posted: April 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- State four assumptions of backyard production model.(Solved)
State four assumptions of backyard production model.
Date posted: April 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- Outline the assumptions or axioms of urban economics.(Solved)
Outline the assumptions or axioms of urban economics.
Date posted: April 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- Outline the steps to be followed when constructing a mathematical model in linear programming.(Solved)
Outline the steps to be followed when constructing a mathematical model in linear programming.
Date posted: April 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- What are the basic requirements of a linear programming model?(Solved)
What are the basic requirements of a linear programming model?
Date posted: April 27, 2018. Answers (1)
- State the applications of indifference curves(Solved)
State the applications of indifference curves
Date posted: April 26, 2018. Answers (1)
- Explain four ways in which trading countries benefits from economic integration(Solved)
Explain four ways in which trading countries benefits from economic integration.
Date posted: April 26, 2018. Answers (1)
- State six limitations of Ricardian comparative cost theory.(Solved)
State six limitations of Ricardian comparative cost theory
Date posted: April 26, 2018. Answers (1)