The Life-Cycle Model Predicts That If the Proportion of the Population

question 119

Multiple Choice

The life-cycle model predicts that if the proportion of the population that is elderly increases over the next 20 years, then the national saving rate ______ over the next 20 years.

• A) will increase
• B) will remain unchanged
• C) will decrease
• D) may first increase and then decrease

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