The concept of 'Financial Accelerator' refers to: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The concept of 'Financial Accelerator' refers to:
A. The amplification of shocks through endogenous changes in credit conditions and asset prices
B. Only the direct interest-rate channel
C. Only the exchange-rate channel
D. The automatic stabilisers in the fiscal system
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The financial accelerator describes how deteriorations in borrowers’ balance sheets raise external finance premia, further reducing spending and amplifying the effects of the original shock.

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