(Consider This) the 2007-2009 Recession Began with Reductions in Investment

question 126

Multiple Choice

(Consider This) The 2007-2009 recession began with reductions in investment and consumption spending, precipitated by a financial crisis.This explanation for the recession is consistent with

• A)the monetarist view of macroeconomic instability.
• B)the rational expectations view of macroeconomic instability.
• C)the mainstream view of macroeconomic instability.
• D)none of these views of macroeconomic instability.

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