In the Real Business Cycle Model, a Persistent Increase in Total

question 36

Multiple Choice

In the real business cycle model, a persistent increase in total factor productivity

• A) has no effect on the real interest rate.
• B) unambiguously increases the real interest rate.
• C) unambiguously decreases the real interest rate.
• D) has a theoretically ambiguous effect on the real interest rate.
• E) has a theoretically ambiguous effect on the nominal interest rate.

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