The paradox of thrift implies that: ? risky behavior during economic tough times has large negative consequences for society. ? firms that are pessimistic about the future lay off the most saving-conscientious workers. ? when families and business feel pessimistic about the future, they spend more. ? increased saving by individuals increases their chances of becoming unemployed.
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Step 1: The paradox of thrift refers to the idea that when individuals or businesses save more money during tough economic times, it can actually have negative consequences for the overall economy. Show more…
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The growth of nations depends crucially on saving and investment. And from youth we are taught that thrift is important and that "a penny saved is a penny earned." But will higher saving necessarily benefit the economy? In a striking argument called the paradox of thrift, Keynes pointed out that when people attempt to save more, this will not necessarily result in more saving for the nation as a whole. To see this point, assume that people decide to save more. Higher desired saving means lower desired consumption, or a downward shift in the consumption function. Illustrate how an increase in desired saving shifts down the $T E$ curve in the multiplier model of Figure $22-7 .$ Explain why this will decrease output with no increase in saving! Provide the intuition here that if people try to increase their saving and lower their consumption for a given level of business investment, sales will fall and businesses will cut back on production. Explain how far output will fall.Here then is the paradox of thrift: When the community desires to save more, the effect may actually be a lowering of income and output with no increase of saving.
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