A government budget deficit affects the supply of loanable funds, rather than the demand for loanable funds, because
a. in our model of the loanable funds market, we define "loanable funds" as the flow of resources available to fund private investment.
b. in our model of the loanable funds market, we define "loanable funds" as the flow of resources available from private saving.
c. markets for government debt are fundamentally different from markets for private debt.
d. of our assumption that the economy is closed.
a
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Classify the following as positive economics statements or normative economics statements
a) An increase in an individual's income increases consumption, but by an amount less than the increase in income. b) The government should undertake the responsibility of providing healthcare to all its citizens. c) A trade deficit can be advantageous to an economy. d) An increase in net exports has a positive effect on a country's national income. e) The gross domestic product of India is increasing at 5% annually.
In the above figure, which of the following statements is TRUE? I. The consumer maximizes utility by consuming at point A. II. The marginal rate of substitution at point B and point A are equal because they are on the same budget line
A) only I B) only II C) both I and II D) neither I nor II