One mechanism through which increasing public debt may impact the economy is that the resulting
A) increased competition for funds increases interest rates and causes a reduction in investment.
B) increased competition for funds decreases interest rates and causes an increase in investment.
C) decreased competition for funds decreases interest rates and causes a reduction in investment.
D) decreased competition for funds decreases interest rates and causes an increase in investment.
A
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An increase in the reserve requirement
A) increases the money supply, which leads to increased interest rates and a decrease in GDP. B) decreases the money supply, which leads to increased interest rates and a decrease in GDP. C) decreases the money supply, which leads to decreased interest rates and a decrease in GDP. D) increases the money supply, which leads to decreased interest rates and a decrease in GDP.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A) An increase in people's expected future income shifts the aggregate demand curve leftward. B) A tax increase shifts the aggregate demand curve leftward. C) An increase in potential GDP shifts the aggregate demand curve rightward. D) An increase in exports shifts the aggregate demand curve leftward. E) The higher the price level, the larger is the quantity of real GDP demanded.
An increase in government spending will have the greatest expansionary impact on the economy if it is combined with:
a. an increase in tax revenue equal to the increase in spending. b. a decrease in tax revenue equal to the increase in spending. c. unchanged tax revenue. d. none of these is true.
Economic development encompasses which of the following measures?
a. The political environment b. All of the answers are correct. c. Education d. Economic growth