Keynes Argued That the Transactions Component of the Demand for Money

question 100

Multiple Choice

Keynes argued that the transactions component of the demand for money was primarily determined by the level of people's ________,which he believed were proportional to ________.

• A)transactions;income
• B)transactions;age
• C)incomes;wealth
• D)incomes;age

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Definitions:

Income Effect

Adjustments in the income of people or economic systems and the consequent impacts on how much of a good or service is desired.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption resulting from a change in the price of a good, leading consumers to replace more expensive items with cheaper alternatives.

Backward Bending

A concept in labor economics where an individual's labor supply curve bends backwards, indicating that they will supply less labor as wages increase beyond a certain point due to the substitution of leisure for work.

Marginal Revenue Product

The additional revenue generated from employing one more unit of a resource, a crucial factor in determining how many workers to hire in production.