Mainstream Macroeconomics Has Embraced the

question 137

Multiple Choice

Mainstream macroeconomics has embraced the

• A)rational expectations view that stabilization policy is totally ineffective.
• B)monetarist view that the Fed should increase the money supply at a fixed annual rate.
• C)rational expectations view that expectations can shift the aggregate demand and aggregate supply curves.
• D)monetarist view that an increase in government spending crowds out an equal amount of investment spending.

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