Deficit spending will not cause much inflation if the economy is operating near full employment.
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Increase in aggregate demand results in an increase in price level or inflation.
When economy is operating far from full employment then increase in aggregate demand results in lesser increase in price level relative to when economy is operating near full employment.
This is because when economy is operating far from full employment, idle capacity in the economy is greater resulting in greater increase in aggregate supply as aggregate demand increases resulting in lesser increase in price level or inflation.
However, when economy is operating near the full employment, idle capacity in the economy is smaller resulting in smaller increase in aggregate supply as aggregate demand increases resulting in greater increase in price level or inflation.
Deficit spending results in an increase in aggregate demand.
So, deficit spending will cause much inflation if the economy is operating near full employment.
Hence, the given statement is False.
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