What Will Economists Today Likely State Should Have Been Done

question 108

Multiple Choice

What will economists today likely state should have been done to limit the severity of the Great Depression?

• A) The Fed should have done more to decrease the money supply at the onset.
• B) The Fed should have done more to decrease the inflation at the onset.
• C) The Fed should have reacted more quickly to decrease the money supply.
• D) The Fed should have waited longer before trying to raise the money supply.
• E) The Fed should have done more to offset the decline in the money supply at the onset.

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