Suppose Consumers Decrease Their Consumption Expenditure Because They Worry About

question 193

Multiple Choice

Suppose consumers decrease their consumption expenditure because they worry about what their income will be in the future. There is

• A) a rightward shift of the aggregate demand curve.
• B) an upward movement along the aggregate demand curve.
• C) a downward movement along the aggregate demand curve.
• D) a leftward shift of the aggregate demand curve.

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Multicollinearity

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