econ 7.4
What is the Ricardo-Barro effect and how does it modify the crowding-out effect? According to the Ricardo-Barro effect, when a government budget deficit occurs today, ______.
saving increases, the supply of loanable funds increases, and the real interest rate does not change
Did the change in the government budget deficit crowd out some investment? The change in the government budget deficit _____ crowd out some investment because the _____. What happened to the quantity of saving and investment? The quantity of saving _____ and the quantity of investment _____.
did; real interest rate rose increased; decreased
What happened to the demand for loanable funds between 2005 and 2009? How do you know? Between 2005 and 2009, the government budget deficit increased, so the demand for loanable funds _____ between 2005 and 2009.
increased
A government budget surplus _______ loanable funds. A government budget surplus _______ the real interest rate, decreases ______. A government budget deficit _______ loanable funds. A government budget deficit _______ the real interest rate, increases ______.
increases the supply of lowers; private saving, and increases investment increases the demand for raises; private saving, and decreases investment
The real interest rate is 9 percent a year. Investment is $7.0 trillion. There ____ crowding out in this situation because ____
is; the deficit increases the real interest rate, which decreases investment
The real interest rate is 6 percent a year. Investment is $7.0 trillion, and saving is $7.0 trillion. There ____ crowding out in this situation because ____.
is no; both saving and investment are $7.07.0 trillion
If the Ricardo-Barro effect occurs, and if the government's budget becomes a deficit of $3.0 trillion, the real interest rate is 5.0 percent a year and the quantity of investment is $6.5 trillion. There _____ crowding out in this situation because _____.
is no; the government budget deficit does not influence the real interest rate.
If the government budget surplus becomes $1.0 trillion, the real interest rate is 5.0 percent a year. >>> Answer to 1 decimal place. The quantity of investment is $6.5 trillion, and the quantity of private saving is $5.5 trillion. There _____ crowding out in this situation because _____
is no; the government surplus lowers the real interest rate and increases investment
The crowding-out effect is the tendency for a government budget deficit to ______ the real interest rate and decrease ______. A government budget deficit ______ the real interest rate because ______.
raise; investment raises; the demand for loanable funds increases
The crowding-out effect is the tendency for a government budget deficit to raise the _____ and _____ investment
real interest rate; decrease