Automatic stabilizers are

A. tools used by the President's Council of Economic Advisers.
B. provisions that cause changes in government spending and taxes without new action by Congress or the President.
C. policies set by certain committees in Congress.
D. provisions that cause the aggregate supply curve to be upward sloping.


Answer: B

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