If Government Increases the Size of Its Full-Employment Surplus, We

question 197

Multiple Choice

If government increases the size of its full-employment surplus, we can:

• A)assume that government is causing interest rates to rise.
• B)not determine government's impact on the economy without also knowing the status of the actual budget.
• C)assume that government is having a contractionary effect on the economy.
• D)assume that government is having an expansionary effect on the economy.

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