Consider Three Different Closed Economies with the Following National Income

question 33

Multiple Choice

Consider three different closed economies with the following national income statistics. Country A has taxes of $40 billion, transfers of $20 billion, and government expenditures on goods and services of $30 billion. County B has private savings of $60 billion, and investment expenditures of $50 billion. Country C has GDP of $300 billion, investment of $70, consumption of $180 billion, taxes of $60 billion and transfers of $20 billion. From this information we know that there is a $10 billion government budget deficit for

• A)only country A.
• B)only country B.
• C)only country C.
• D)all three countries.

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Definitions:

Attribution Theory

A psychological theory that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.

Dispositional Nature

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Weiner

Refers to Bernard Weiner, an American psychologist known for his attribution theory in social psychology.