Exploring Macroeconomics
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Author: Robert L. Sexton
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Chapter 16, Problem 15P
To determine
(a)
To explain:
The crowding out effect caused by an increase in government purchases.
To determine
(b)
To explain:
The reason for the value of the crowding-out effect depends on the responsiveness of the interest rate towards the increased government borrowings and to the change in interest rates.
To determine
(c)
To explain:
Theway the size of the crowding-out effect can affect the size of the change in aggregate demand.
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