The Ricardo-Barro effect says that
A) government budget deficits have no crowding out effect because taxpayers increase their savings to match the quantity of loanable funds demanded by the government.
B) government budget deficits crowd out private investment and thereby lower the real interest rate.
C) government budget deficits resulting from an increase in government expenditure have no effect on investment but government deficits resulting from a decrease in taxes crowd out investment.
D) government budget deficits cause households to save more in anticipation of higher taxes, which causes higher real interest rates.
A
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Equilibrium real income is more stable in the face of aggregate autonomous expenditure variability under
A) a floating exchange rate. B) a pegged exchange rate. C) a fixed exchange rate. D) perfect capital mobility systems.
Because a price floor causes:
A. a shortage, some form of rationing must occur. B. a surplus, some producers may ultimately lose because they won't have enough customers. C. a shortage, rent-seeking will occur. D. a surplus, everyone will be better off.