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If the central bank increases the money supply at the same time as the government increasing spending, it is suggested that investment will ?

Correct answer: B. not be reduced as much as it would have been

  • A. Suffer even more
  • B. not be reduced as much as it would have been
  • C. be replaced by foreign investment
  • D. be replaced by consumer spending

Explanation

Higher government spending raises interest rates and can crowd out private investment, but a simultaneous monetary expansion shifts LM right and lowers that interest-rate pressure. Investment is therefore not reduced as much as it otherwise would be.

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