An Increase in the Budget Deficit Causes Domestic Interest Rates

question 112

Multiple Choice

An increase in the budget deficit causes domestic interest rates

• A)and investment to rise.
• B)to rise and investment to fall.
• C)to fall and investment to rise.
• D)and investment to fall.

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