The Federal Reserve Can Use Monetary Policy to

question 148

Multiple Choice

The Federal Reserve can use monetary policy to

• A) change output in the long run, but not the short run.
• B) change output in the short run, but not the long run.
• C) change output in both the short run and the long run.
• D) Monetary policy has no effect on output.

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