Question

Households and firms with savings lend money to banks and other financial institutions. The credit supply curve shows the relationship between the quantity of credit supplied and the real interest rate. The credit supply curve slopes upward because a​ _____

Answer 1

B and C only.

Step-by-step explanation:

The options of this question wasn't provided. Here are the options:

A.

higher real interest rate induces more investment.

B.

higher real interest rate discourages current consumption.

C.

higher real interest rate encourages more saving.

D.

all of the above.

E.

B and C only.

It is assumed that households either spend disposable income on consumption or savings. If interest rate is high, it would encourage households to save instead of spending on consumption. The same argument extends to firms.

This explains why the credit supply curve is upward sloping or positively sloped, the higher the interest rate, the higher the savings rate and the higher the credit supply. Conversely, the lower the interest rate, the lower the savings rate and the lower the credit supply.

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