Economics · Macroeconomics - Crowding Out Effect
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Deficit spending by the government leads to a crowding out effect on private investment. Reason (R): When the government finances its deficit by borrowing from the market, the bond prices go up and the rate of interest falls. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- 2(A) is correct but (R) is not correct✓
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Correct answer
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
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