Q. The term “Crowding out Effect”, often seen news, is related to which of the following?
Answer: C
Notes:
In some situations, such as high budget deficit etc, there is rise in government borrowing from the market.
- Due to the excessive borrowing by the government from the market, there is little credit left for private sector to borrow.
- As a result, interest rate rises, making borrowings by private sector costly and leading to decline in private investment. This is known as crowding out effect.
- The private borrowing and subsequent private investment is discouraged.
Source: The Hindu
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