Intertemporal Substitution Tends to Magnify

question 175

Multiple Choice

Intertemporal substitution tends to magnify:

• A) negative shocks only.
• B) positive shocks only.
• C) both negative and positive shocks.
• D) neither negative nor positive shocks.

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