Krugman's Economics For The Ap® Course
Krugman's Economics For The Ap® Course
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781319113278
Author: David Anderson, Margaret Ray
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 16, Problem 1CYU
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The question requires us to explain the reason for the decline in consumer spending due to a fall in investment spending.

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A change in business expectations causes the investment level in the market to change. If a firm expects that sales will fall drastically in the coming month, the firm will prefer not to invest and thus resulting in a lower production of goods and services.

Thus, a fall in investment will reduce the value of real GDP in the economy by lowering the output production. A lower value of GDP indicates a lower income level in people’s hands. If people have a low-income level, their consumption spending will fall as they demand fewer goods and services.

So, a fall in investment spending will indirectly reduce consumer spending in an economy.

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