We Can Understand Why the Early 1990s Saw Such a Restrictive

question 9

Multiple Choice

We can understand why the early 1990s saw such a restrictive monetary policy in Japan by considering all of the following explanations except

• A) a concern over inflation that was too high.
• B) a concern that the depression was caused by nonmonetary factors.
• C) a need to counteract inflated asset prices.
• D) monetary officials who felt that interest rates were already too low.
• E) none of the above.

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