One Problem with Using Monetary Policy to Address "Bubbles" in Asset

question 37

Multiple Choice

One problem with using monetary policy to address "bubbles" in asset markets is that:

• A)the Federal Reserve is better than financial-market professionals at identifying bubbles.
• B)monetary policy is not a very good tool for addressing the problem of inappropriately high asset prices.
• C)reducing the real interest rate to deal with the bubble could lead to inflation.
• D)the Federal Reserve is not interested in stabilizing output.

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