In the Initial Stages of the Great Depression, Fiscal Authorities

question 55

Multiple Choice

In the initial stages of the Great Depression, fiscal authorities responded to the decline in
Output by

• A) increasing government purchases to stimulate aggregate demand.
• B) raising taxes to increase government revenue.
• C) lowering taxes to encourage spending.
• D) subsidizing private production to create jobs.

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