Steven Landsburg has suggested that Scrooge, a character invented by Charles Dickens, was not really so bad. What could Landsburg be suggesting would happen in the market for loanable funds if all the misers of the world sold their assets and gave the money to the poor?
A. Demand would shift right, causing interest rates to rise.
B. Demand would shift left, causing investment to fall.
C. Supply would shift left, causing investment to fall.
D. Supply would shift right, causing interest rates to rise.
Answer: C
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A. Surpluses will develop B. Shortages will develop C. Underground markets will develop D. The equilibrium price will ration the good E. The quantity sold will increase
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A. the discount rate. B. the reserve requirement. C. open market operations. D. the prime rate.
Use the following graph to answer the next question.
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