For a Consumer Bound by the Collateral Constraint, a Reduction

question 33

Multiple Choice

For a consumer bound by the collateral constraint, a reduction in the price of the collateral leads to

• A)an increase in current and future consumption.
• B)a decrease in current consumption and no change in future consumption.
• C)an increase in current consumption and a decrease in future consumption.
• D)nothing.
• E)a decrease in current and future consumption.

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