Consider Figure 14.7, which shows the relationship between cultural modernization and income per capita. In which case will the “modernization multiplier” be larger: when the M(Y) curve is flat, or when it is steep, although less steep than the Y(M)curve? What is the economic interpretation of the slope of the M(Y) curve?

Consider Figure 14.7, which shows the relationship between cultural modernization and income per capita. In which case will the “modernization multiplier” be larger: when the M(Y) curve is flat, or when it is steep, although less steep than the Y(M)curve? What is the economic interpretation of the slope of the M(Y) curve?

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Consider Figure 14.7, which shows the relationship between cultural modernization and income per capita. In which case will the “modernization multiplier” be larger: when the M(Y) curve is flat, or when it is steep, although less steep than the Y(M)curve? What is the economic interpretation of the slope of the M(Y) curve?

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