Monetary Policy

question 187

Multiple Choice

Monetary policy

• A)must be described in terms of interest-rate targets.
• B)must be described in terms of money-supply targets.
• C)can be described either in terms of the money supply or in terms of the interest rate.
• D)cannot be accurately described in terms of the interest rate or in terms of the money supply.

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Definitions:

Rifting

The process by which the Earth's crust breaks apart, often associated with the formation of new ocean basins and continental breakup.

Continental Crust

The substantially dense segment of Earth's crust which constitutes the major continents, typically being older and more intricate compared to the crust found beneath the oceans.

Ocean-Continent

This term is incomplete without further context, but generally refers to geological processes or interactions taking place between oceanic and continental plates.

Continental Crust

The thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the continents, characterized by a composition that is different from oceanic crust.