Taxes on Interest Earned from Savings Are Less Inefficient

question 18

Multiple Choice

Taxes on interest earned from savings are less inefficient

• A)the less savings behavior responds to increases in the tax rate.
• B)the more savings behavior responds to increases in the interest rate.
• C)the less willing individuals are to substitute consumption today for consumption in the future.
• D)Both (a) and (b)
• E)Both (b) and c
• F)Both (a) and (c)
• G)None of the above
• H)All of the above

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Parameter Estimates

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A statistical phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated, potentially distorting the model's estimations.

Standard Errors

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