Quiz #429

• 1. Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) teaches us that one of the dangers of public spending is that it can crowd out private spending.
• False
• True
• 2. National accounting shows us that a government surplus equals a non-government deficit. But that doesn't mean that if fiscal austerity ends up generating a fiscal surpluses that households and firms will be running deficits.
• False
• True
• 3. Real wage cuts under austerity programs could increase the wage share.
• False
• True