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Epsilon is a closed economy in which taxes and investment are autonomous

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Epsilon is a closed economy in which taxes and investment are autonomous. Your government is launching a campaign called "Savings for Retirement." In response to this campaign, individuals decide to increase the marginal propensity to save.

Economists in that economy realize that saving is not changing.

What could be happening in the Epsilon economy?

a) Government saving and investment are not changing, so the decrease in autonomous consumption is offset by the decrease in production. This is known as the savings paradox.

b) The external sector is playing a counter-indicative role in financing investment, so national savings are not changing. This is known as the savings paradox.

c)The Government is stealing the money so the savings of individuals are not being reflected. This is known as the savings paradox.

d)Government saving and investment are changing by the same magnitude, so private saving remains constant. This is known as the savings paradox.