According to Baumol and Blinder, the real-world multiplier will be smaller than 1/(1 ? MPC) because the 1/(1 ? MPC) measure is based on

a. a model that ignores inflation associated with the expansion of income.
b. a model that ignores taxes that tend to change as income changes.
c. a model that ignores the effects of international trade.
d. all of the above.


d

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