Economists believe that public debt
a. always promotes overconsumption
b. promotes overconsumption if people view the government's liabilities as their own
c. promotes overconsumption if people fail to view the government's liabilities as their own
d. cannot promote overconsumption
e. promotes underconsumption if people view the government's liabilities as their own
C
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Consider two countries: A and B. In country A, the annual growth rate of GDP per capita is 2%, while in country B the annual growth rate of GDP per capita is 6%. At present, country B's GDP per capita is higher than country A's GDP per capita
Which of the following statements will then be true? A) The gap between country A's GDP per capita and country B's GDP per capita will decrease for the first few years and then will increase later. B) The gap between country A's GDP per capita and country B's per capita will decrease over time. C) The gap between country A's GDP per capita and country B's per capita will widen over time. D) The gap between country A's GDP per capita and country B's per capita will remain the same.
One reason why producers have an incentive to organize in favor of protection is because
A) producer gains are spread across so many firms that no one gets a large share of the benefits. B) producer gains are relatively concentrated. C) there is no real cost to the economy. D) producer gains outweigh consumer losses. E) it is a cheap way to keep their employees happy.