se the loanable funds market to illustrate the effect of the following events on the equilibrium. Illustrate the effects on the interest rate and quantity of investment-savings a) The proportion of retired people in the population goes up. Think that usually retired people generally save less than working people at any interest rate. b) At any given interest rate, consumers decide to save more (assume the budget balance is zero). c) At any given interest rate, businesses become very optimistic about the future profitability of investment spending (assume the budget balance is zero).

se the loanable funds market to illustrate the effect of the following events on the equilibrium. Illustrate the effects on the interest rate and quantity of investment-savings a) The proportion of retired people in the population goes up. Think that usually retired people generally save less than working people at any interest rate. b) At any given interest rate, consumers decide to save more (assume the budget balance is zero). c) At any given interest rate, businesses become very optimistic about the future profitability of investment spending (assume the budget balance is zero).

Exploring Economics

8th Edition

ISBN:9781544336329

Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter21: Financial Markets, Saving, And Investment

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6P

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