MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY
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ISBN: 9781337613057
Author: Tucker
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 16.A, Problem 10SQ
To determine
The classical policy when the economy operates above its potential real GDP.
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Consider a country whose economic structure matches the assumptions of the classical model. After reading a recent best-seller documenting a growing population of low-income elderly people who were ill prepared for retirement, most residents of this country decide to increase their saving at any given interest rate. Explain whether or how this could affect the following:
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MACROECONOMICS FOR TODAY
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