When Making Intertemporal Resource Allocations, Substitution of Consumption in the Next

question 87

Multiple Choice

When making intertemporal resource allocations, substitution of consumption in the next period for consumption in the current period is called:

• A)the marginal rate of time preference.
• B)the borrowing rate.
• C)risk preference.
• D)the marginal rate of substitution.

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Definitions:

Quasi-Experimental Designs

Research designs that approximate the control features of true experimental designs but lack random assignment to treatment and control groups.

Types

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Experimental Control

A component of scientific experiments where variables are kept constant to accurately assess the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable.

Random Assignment

A method used in experiments to distribute participants randomly across various groups to ensure each group is similar at the start of the experiment.