Consider the Following Statement: "A Consistent Countercyclical Policy Has No

question 111

Multiple Choice

Consider the following statement: "A consistent countercyclical policy has no effect on employment and output, since individuals will recognize those policies as systematic and will anticipate them correctly." This statement is most closely associated with

• A) classical theory.
• B) Keynesian theory.
• C) new classical theory.
• D) monetarist theory.

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S-Shaped

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Confidence Index

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