In an Open Economy Under Flexible Exchange Rates, Contractionary Monetary

question 22

Multiple Choice

In an open economy under flexible exchange rates, contractionary monetary policy in the short run will always cause:

• A) an increase in the interest rate.
• B) a decrease in output.
• C) an increase in the exchange rate.
• D) All of the above.
• E) Both B and C.

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