Consider a country whose economic structure matches the assumptions of the classical model. After reading a recent best-seller documenting a growing population of low-income elderly people who were ill prepared for retirement, most residents of this country decide to increase their saving at any given interest rate. Explain whether or how this could affect the following: a. The current equilibrium interest rate b. Current equilibrium real GDP c. Current equilibrium employment d. Current equilibrium investment e. Future equilibrium real GDP

Consider a country whose economic structure matches the assumptions of the classical model. After reading a recent best-seller documenting a growing population of low-income elderly people who were ill prepared for retirement, most residents of this country decide to increase their saving at any given interest rate. Explain whether or how this could affect the following: a. The current equilibrium interest rate b. Current equilibrium real GDP c. Current equilibrium employment d. Current equilibrium investment e. Future equilibrium real GDP

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Chapter16: Expectations Theory And The Economy

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