The Ricardian Equivalence Argues That Deficits Caused by Tax Cuts

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Ricardian equivalence argues that deficits caused by tax cuts should not cause interest rates to climb because

• A) consumption does not respond in anticipation of a counterbalancing increase in taxes sometime in the future.
• B) investment declines in anticipation of a counterbalancing increase in corporate taxes sometime in the future.
• C) investment does not respond because of an impression that the tax cut is permanent.
• D) any increase in consumption is matched and cancelled by a corresponding increase in net exports.
• E) any increase in the interest rate is negated by an adjustment in the foreign exchange rate.

Comprehend the socio-political role of art and architecture in consolidating power and faith in the early medieval period.

Understand the concept of price elasticity of supply and how it is represented graphically.

Calculate the price elasticity of supply using the midpoint method.

Identify the characteristics of demand elasticity, including inelastic and elastic demand.

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