Between 1981 and 1988, What Caused Most of the Change

question 29

Multiple Choice

Between 1981 and 1988, what caused most of the change in Canadian net capital outflow as a percent of GDP?

• A) decline in public saving
• B) decline in private saving
• C) increase in public saving
• D) increase in private saving

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Definitions:

Wages

Compensation received by employees for their labor, typically quantified as per hour, day, or unit of work completed.

Winner-Take-All Markets

Markets in which a small number of sellers or creators receive a large majority of the rewards, leaving little for others.

Substitution Effect

The economic principle that as the price of a good decreases, consumers will substitute away from higher-priced goods, and vice versa.

Trade-off

A situation that involves losing one quality or aspect of something in return for gaining another quality or aspect.