If there is no Ricardo-Barro effect, when the government runs a budget surplus, it
A) contributes to financing investment.
B) competes with businesses for private saving.
C) shifts the demand for loanable funds curve rightward.
D) shifts the supply of loanable funds curve leftward.
E) shifts the demand for loanable funds curve leftward.
A
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