If all the people of the economy increase the proportion of income they save, the total value of savings in the economy will not increase – it will either decline or remain unchanged. This result is known as the:
If all the people of the economy increase the proportion of income they save, the total value of savings in the economy will not increase – it will either decline or remain unchanged. This result is known as the:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
If everyone raises the proportion of income saved, aggregate demand falls, output and income contract, and total savings in the economy either fall or stay the same. This counter-intuitive result is Keynes' Paradox of Thrift.
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