The Term Crowding-Out Effect Refers to

question 48

Multiple Choice

The term crowding-out effect refers to

• A)the reduction in aggregate supply that results when a monetary expansion causes the interest rate to decrease.
• B)the reduction in aggregate demand that results when a monetary expansion causes the interest rate to decrease.
• C)the reduction in aggregate demand that results when a fiscal expansion causes the interest rate to increase.
• D)the reduction in aggregate demand that results when a decrease in government spending or an increase in taxes causes the interest rate to increase.

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Definitions:

Normative

Pertaining to or expressing judgments based on values, standards, or ideals, often concerning what is right or wrong, or what ought to be.

Positive

Refers to statements or assertions that are objective and based on factual evidence, often used in the context of affirming information in sciences and economics.

Microeconomics

The part of economics concerned with (1) decision making by individual units such as a household, a firm, or an industry and (2) individual markets, specific goods and services, and product and resource prices.

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