A Negative Nominal Interest Rate May Not Be Good Policy

question 20

Multiple Choice

A negative nominal interest rate may not be good policy because

• A) it makes the output gap go up.
• B) it makes investment go down.
• C) could produce inefficiencies in the banking system.
• D) could produce inefficiencies at Federal Reserve Banks.
• E) it makes consumers too optimistic, and the economy overheats.

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