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GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE MULTIPLIER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Public Sector Budgeting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- government expenditure multiplier 1, record 1, English, government%20expenditure%20multiplier
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
government expenditure multiplier : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - government%20expenditure%20multiplier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Budget des collectivités publiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- multiplicateur des dépenses publiques
1, record 1, French, multiplicateur%20des%20d%C3%A9penses%20publiques
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
multiplicateur des dépenses publiques : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - multiplicateur%20des%20d%C3%A9penses%20publiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- multiplier
1, record 2, English, multiplier
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- expenditure multiplier 2, record 2, English, expenditure%20multiplier
correct
- spending multiplier 2, record 2, English, spending%20multiplier
correct
- investment multiplier 3, record 2, English, investment%20multiplier
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ratio indicating the effect on total employment or on total income of a specified amount of a real capital investment. This important economic concept shows how fluctuations in the amount of investment ..., although small in relation to the national income, are capable of generating fluctuations of much greater magnitude in total employment and income .... As the multiplier is the ratio between employment or income and investment, it is thus the reciprocal of the ratio of savings to income, i.e. the reciprocal of the marginal propensity to save. 4, record 2, English, - multiplier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some frequently used multipliers are : Employment multiplier.... Spending multiplier, also called expenditure multiplier.... Although there are these and several more multipliers used, when the word is used without a qualifier, it usually refers to this spending multiplier. This multiplier is often broken into its component parts; an investment multiplier and a government spending multiplier are identified. 2, record 2, English, - multiplier
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- multiplicateur
1, record 2, French, multiplicateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- coefficient multiplicateur 2, record 2, French, coefficient%20multiplicateur
correct, masculine noun
- coefficient de multiplication 3, record 2, French, coefficient%20de%20multiplication
correct, masculine noun
- multiplicateur d'investissement 1, record 2, French, multiplicateur%20d%27investissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] coefficient d'accroissement du revenu global par rapport à un volume d'investissement additionnel. D'abord présenté par R. F. Kahn comme un multiplicateur d'emploi (1931), à partir de l'observation qu'un volume d'emploi additionnel primaire entraîne des créations d'emploi secondaires par l'enchaînement des revenus distribués et des dépenses auxquelles ils sont affectés, le principe a été systématisé par Keynes sous forme de coefficient multiplicateur d'investissement : il exprime qu'une dépense additionnelle d'investissement crée des ondes successives de revenus dont l'importance dépend de la propension à consommer des bénéficiaires : le coefficient multiplicateur peut être ainsi mesuré [...] 2, record 2, French, - multiplicateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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