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Why does a higher income tax rate reduce the multiplier effect?
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The multiplier effect refers to the increase in final income arising from any new injection of spending. The size of the multiplier depends upon household’s marginal decisions to spend, called the marginal propensity to consume (mpc), or to save, called the Show more…
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