A Key Assumption of Ricardian Equivalence Is

question 102

Multiple Choice

A key assumption of Ricardian equivalence is:

• A) the permanent-income hypothesis
• B) the life-cycle hypothesis
• C) adaptive expectations
• D) independent monetary policy
• E) None of these answers are correct.

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