Suppose Households Feel Less Optimistic About the Future and Decide

question 27

Multiple Choice

Suppose households feel less optimistic about the future and decide to reduce consumption. This fall in consumer confidence will cause:

• A) the natural real interest rate to rise.
• B) the natural real interest rate to fall.
• C) ambiguous effects on the natural real interest rate.
• D) no effect on the natural real interest rate.
• E) the natural real interest rate falls when the nominal rate falls.

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