An Increase in Taxes Shifts the IS Curve, Drawn with Income

question 16

Multiple Choice

An increase in taxes shifts the IS curve, drawn with income along the horizontal axis and the interest rate along the vertical axis:

• A) downward and to the left.
• B) upward and to the right.
• C) upward and to the left.
• D) downward and to the right.

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