A Reason That the Quantity Theory of Money Has Lost

question 116

Multiple Choice

A reason that the quantity theory of money has lost favor is that:

• A)money growth and inflation are no longer closely related.
• B)the quantity of money is better at predicting stock prices.
• C)the economy recently experienced an unexpected and deep recession.
• D)the federal funds market has been taken over by the Federal Reserve bank.

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Hinton Helper

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