Multiple Choice
The argument that an increase in aggregate demand, as a result of an increase in government purchases, will be offset by increases in savings (less current consumer spending) for future taxes is called:
A) the crowding out effect
B) the Ricardian equivalence theorem
C) the budget deficit effect
D) the budget surplus effect
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