AP Macroeconomics Question, economics homework help

Read the article in Unit 3 entitled "Nudging the Needle". Using your tools of macroeconomic analysis, determine what would happen if more companies followed Microsoft's lead and offered dividends. Based on what you know about the nature of the macroeconomy, do you believe that more dividend income could sway the GDP numbers? Why or why not?

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