alleryStart learning →Crowding out of private investment works through changes in what?
AThe tax base
BThe wage bill
CThe exchange peg
DThe interest rate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The interest rate
Government demand for credit raises the interest rate, which makes private investment costlier.
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