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According to the “paradox of thrift”, for the simple Keynesian income-expenditure model where there is no government or external sector,Group of answer choicesthe equilibrium level of income will be increased as a result of an increase in the proportion of income which households wish to save, although aggregate saving will not increasejust as with an individual who increases the proportion of income they save, if all individuals do this aggregate saving will increasean increase in the proportion of income which individuals wish to save, without a change in the marginal propensity to consume will decrease the size of the income-expenditure multiplierin the aggregate an increase in the proportion of income which households wish to save will not increase aggregate saving if the level of investment is unchanged.

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According to the “paradox of thrift”, for the simple Keynesian income-expenditure model where there is no government or external sector,Group of answer choicesthe equilibrium level of income will be increased as a result of an increase in the proportion of income which households wish to save, although aggregate saving will not increasejust as with an individual who increases the proportion of income they save, if all individuals do this aggregate saving will increasean increase in the proportion of income which individuals wish to save, without a change in the marginal propensity to consume will decrease the size of the income-expenditure multiplierin the aggregate an increase in the proportion of income which households wish to save will not increase aggregate saving if the level of investment is unchanged.

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According to the “paradox of thrift”, for the simple Keynesian income-expenditure model where there is no government or external sector, in the aggregate an increase in the proportion of income which households wish to save will not increase aggregate saving if the level of investment is unchanged.

Explanation:

The paradox of thrift is a concept in Keynesian economics which states that if everyone tries to save more money during times of economic recession, then aggregate demand will fall and will in turn lower total savings in the population. This is because when people save more, they spend less. Lower consumption spending decreases business revenues, which causes firms to cut back on production and lay off workers. As a result, people's incomes and therefore their actual ability to save decrease.

So, even though individuals try to increase their personal savings, on the aggregate level, total savings may not increase if the level of investment is unchanged. This is because the decrease in consumption can lead to a decrease in aggregate income and output, which can offset the intended increase in savings.

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