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Basic Question 3 of 5
The willingness of investors to substitute future wealth for current consumption is ______ related to the change in real GDP growth.
B. inversely
C. not
A. positively
B. inversely
C. not
User Contributed Comments 4
User | Comment |
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thebkr777 | Anyone can explain more? I'm getting confused somehow |
akirchner1 | I'll give this a try...The CFA book states that the risk free rate is positively correlated with real GDP growth. So if you have extra money on hand and you consume it on goods, you don't have that money to invest in the risk free rate. If anyone else has a better explanation, feel free to comment. |
jjenkins7 | As GDP grows, people spend more. As GDP decreases, people save more. |
tkn07 | If economy is expected to do well, people are less worried about future so they will save less and consume more. |

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Learning Outcome Statements
explain the relationship between the long-term growth rate of the economy, the volatility of the growth rate, and the average level of real short-term interest rates;
CFA® 2025 Level II Curriculum, Volume 6, Module 37.