When the government increases spending (holding taxes constant), the budget balance _____. This causes the interest rate in the market for loanable funds to _____ and investment to _____

From 1960 to 2012

A) the U.S. economy roughly tripled in size. B) U.S. imports roughly tripled in size. C) the share of US Trade in the global economy roughly tripled in size. D) U.S. Imports roughly tripled as compared to U.S. exports. E) U.S. exports roughly tripled in size.

Movement of the fast-growing Asian nations through the demographic transition may have had an impact on growth rates because it

A) reduced expenditures on health care. B) reduced expenditures on pensions. C) increased savings. D) increased consumption relative to GDP. E) increased the number of retired people.