Quiz #582 answers
- 1. If the national government stopped issuing public debt then its deficit spending would be no more expansionary than the current practice of non-government bank reserves through debt issuance.
Answer: True
- 2. Non-government sector net worth does not immediately change when the government issues debt which exactly matches ($-for-$) the increase in net public spending.
Answer: True
- 3. If net exports are contributing to economic growth, then the national government may have the room to run a fiscal surplus without impeding that growth.
Answer: True