alleryStart learning →Under Ricardian equivalence, how do households react to a current deficit?
AThey work fewer hours
BThey save more now
CThey spend more now
DThey borrow more now
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. They save more now
Households expect future taxes to repay the deficit, so they build savings now to offset them.
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