Congress and the President Allow People to Make Greater Contributions

question 189

Essay

Congress and the President allow people to make greater contributions to tax-deferred savings accounts. Which curve in the market for loanable funds would shift, which direction would it shift, what would happen to the interest rate, and what would happen to investment spending?

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