Krugman's Economics For The Ap® Course
Krugman's Economics For The Ap® Course
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781319113278
Author: David Anderson, Margaret Ray
Publisher: Worth Publishers
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 29, Problem 2CYU
To determine

The issue with the given statement.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Explanation of Solution

The loanable funds market has shown us that when interest rates increase, consumers desire to save more and spend less. However, an increase in interest rates also results in fewer investment-related projects with returns at least equal to the interest rate. Because it asserts that the amount of loanable funds given exceeds the amount of loanable funds sought, the statement "households will want to save more money than enterprises will want to invest" cannot reflect an equilibrium in the loanable funds market. If that were to happen, the interest rate would drop such that the amount of loanable money provided and sought were equal. The proper response is the rate of return.

Hence the given statement is false.

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Economics
ISBN:9780190931919
Author:NEWNAN
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Text book image
Principles of Economics (12th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:9780134078779
Author:Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Sharon E. Oster
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Engineering Economy (17th Edition)
Economics
ISBN:9780134870069
Author:William G. Sullivan, Elin M. Wicks, C. Patrick Koelling
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Principles of Economics (MindTap Course List)
Economics
ISBN:9781305585126
Author:N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach
Economics
ISBN:9781337106665
Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Managerial Economics & Business Strategy (Mcgraw-...
Economics
ISBN:9781259290619
Author:Michael Baye, Jeff Prince
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education