If You Were Told That the Government Had an Actual

question 122

Multiple Choice

If you were told that the government had an actual budget deficit of $50 billion, then you would

• A) know that fiscal policy was expansionary.
• B) know that fiscal policy was contractionary.
• C) know that fiscal policy was producing a cyclical deficit.
• D) not be able to determine the direction of fiscal policy from the information given.

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