A previous video lesson (Introduction to Bond Markets and Interest Rate Determination), it was explained that under some circumstances, persistent government budget deficits and growing national debt can drive up interest rates as investors’ demand for the nation’s bonds decreases while supply increases, driving up the government’s borrowing costs.
In this lesson we will examine the circumstances under which this “crowding-out effect” will NOT occur, by looking at data on budgets balances, interest rates and savings rates for the United States between 2000 and 2011.
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