Ebenezer Scrooge's (The Main Character in Charles Dickens' a Christmas

question 67

Multiple Choice

Ebenezer Scrooge's (the main character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol) change in behaviour from miser to spender might actually be detrimental to the economy because

• A)Scrooge's miserly saving helped contribute to the production of investment goods rather than consumption goods.
• B)Scrooge was happiest when he was saving money, and happiness is the key to economic growth.
• C)saving has to be greater than consumption for the economy to grow.
• D)Scrooge's consumption habits were more detrimental to the environment than were his earlier saving habits.
• E)Scrooge's spending is likely to reduce the demand for loanable funds.

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