If the Central Bank Did Not Follow the Taylor Principle

question 51

Multiple Choice

If the central bank did not follow the Taylor principle so that the real interest rate fell when inflation rose, ________.

• A) inflation would increase
• B) the nominal interest rate would not change
• C) expected inflation would be equal to zero
• D) output would remain unchanged

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