Consumers Who Do Not Consistently Discount the Future Over Time

question 59

Multiple Choice

Consumers who do not consistently discount the future over time behave in a fashion that is most consistent with ________.

• A)the theory of intertemporal choice
• B)the Keynesian theory of consumption
• C)the permanent income hypothesis
• D)the life-cycle hypothesis

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