noun
marginal propensity to consume
Economics term for the proportion of additional income that is spent on consumption.
限界消費性向が高いほど、所得の増加が消費に回りやすい。
The higher the marginal propensity to consume, the more likely an increase in income will go toward consumption.
Marginal propensity to save; the complement of marginal propensity to consume.
Compound of 限界 (marginal) + 消費 (consumption) + 性向 (propensity), a direct translation of the English economics term.