Fed Officials Have Argued That Deregulation and Financial Innovation During

question 66

Multiple Choice

Fed officials have argued that deregulation and financial innovation during the 1980s

• A)have led to higher inflation.
• B)have led to an increase in the volatility of interest rates.
• C)have made M1 less relevant as a measure of the medium of exchange.
• D)have made using free reserves as an operating target more desirable.

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