John Maynard Keynes Argued That If Many Households Decide at the Same

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Multiple Choice

John Maynard Keynes argued that if many households decide at the same time to increase saving and reduce spending

• A)this will increase investment spending in the short run and expand the economy in the long run.
• B)the economy will benefit in the short run but the effect will not last into the long run.
• C)this will have a major negative impact on the economy in both the short run and in the long run.
• D)they may make themselves worse off by causing aggregate expenditure to fall,thereby pushing the economy into a recession.

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English Civil Wars

The English Civil Wars were a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") in England during the mid-17th century, centered around governance and authority disputes.