An Increase in the Real Interest Rate, All Other Things

question 19

Multiple Choice

An increase in the real interest rate, all other things held constant, will cause a country's ________ to ________.

• A) current consumption: increase
• B) current consumption: decrease
• C) terms of trade; improve
• D) terms of trade; worsen
• E) welfare level; improve

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