For each of the following scenarios, use the supply and demand graph to demonstrate the resulting changes in the equilibrium real interest rate, national saving and investment. a. The government raises its tax on corporate profits. Other tax changes are also made, such that the government's deficit remains unchanged. Ma b. Concerns about job security raise precautionary saving. c. New environmental regulations increase firms' costs of operating capital. d. The government reduces its overall spending, lowering the government budget deficit. msido19

For each of the following scenarios, use the supply and demand graph to demonstrate the resulting changes in the equilibrium real interest rate, national saving and investment. a. The government raises its tax on corporate profits. Other tax changes are also made, such that the government's deficit remains unchanged. Ma b. Concerns about job security raise precautionary saving. c. New environmental regulations increase firms' costs of operating capital. d. The government reduces its overall spending, lowering the government budget deficit. msido19

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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