Assume the economy is initially in equilibrium with real GDP equal to potential GDP

Other things equal, if the economy enters a recession and there are no automatic stabilizers, the IS curve would shift to the ________, and the shift would be equal to ________. A) right; decline in investment spending
B) left; decline in investment spending
C) right; decline in investment spending times the multiplier
D) left; decline in investment spending times the multiplier


D

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