The Lucas Critique Is an Attack on the Usefulness of

question 5

Multiple Choice

The Lucas critique is an attack on the usefulness of

• A)conventional econometric models as forecasting tools.
• B)conventional econometric models as indicators of the potential impacts on the economy of particular policies.
• C)rational expectations models of macroeconomic activity.
• D)the relationship between the quantity theory of money and aggregate demand.

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