Question

Imagine you live on the planet Krypton. The loanable funds market on Krypton is thriving and life is good. However, the planet is very, very old and the great scientists and philosophers on the planet have begun discussing openly that the planet may be on the verge of destruction. Even if the great thinkers are wrong, the loanable funds market will change in the short term. Specifically, the supply of loanable funds is expected to __________, and as a result the amount of economic output in the future is expected to __________

Answer 1

Answer: fall; decrease

Explanation:

People save in order to be able to consume in future. If it is discovered that there will be no fixture, there would be no need to save. The supply of loanable funds would therefore decrease as people stopped saving.

Because there is reduced loanable funds, less investments would be done as these require loanable funds. With less investments being done, the economic output will decrease.