Without a Change in Discretionary Fiscal Policy, We Would Expect

question 64

Multiple Choice

Without a change in discretionary fiscal policy, we would expect that if the economy goes into recession, then the:

• A) Cyclically-adjusted deficit and the actual deficit would both increase
• B) Cyclically-adjusted deficit and the actual deficit would both decrease
• C) Cyclically-adjusted deficit would stay the same while the actual deficit would increase
• D) Cyclically-adjusted deficit would increase while the actual deficit would stay the same

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