Provisions in the Law That Automatically Increase Government Spending or Decrease

question 25

Multiple Choice

Provisions in the law that automatically increase government spending or decrease taxes when real output declines are called:

• A)autonomous stabilizers.
• B)automatic stabilizers.
• C)the marginal propensity to consume.
• D)the income-expenditure multiplier.

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