Crowding Out Can Best Be Defined as

question 50

Multiple Choice

Crowding out can best be defined as

• A)private investment increases growth rates and decreases deficits.
• B)restrictive monetary policy raises interest rates and decreases investment.
• C)government deficits increase interest rates and decrease investment.
• D)consumption spending increases interest rates and decreases investment.

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Definitions:

Lava Dome

A roughly circular mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.

Lava Flow

Molten rock that moves over the ground surface during a volcanic eruption.

Lava Fountain

A spectacular event where lava is forcefully ejected into the air through a vent during a volcanic eruption.

Pyroclastic Column

A dense, vertical cloud of hot volcanic ash, gas, and debris that rises from an explosive eruption.