According to Baumol and Blinder, the Real-World Multiplier Will Be

question 38

Multiple Choice

According to Baumol and Blinder, the real-world multiplier will be smaller than 1/(1 − MPC) because the 1/(1 − MPC) measure is based on

• A)a model that ignores inflation associated with the expansion of income.
• B)a model that ignores taxes that tend to change as income changes.
• C)a model that ignores the effects of international trade.
• D)all of the above.

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