The Fed's Inability to Stimulate the Economy by Reducing Interest

question 185

Multiple Choice

The Fed's inability to stimulate the economy by reducing interest rates is known as the

• A) zero lower bound problem.
• B) zero upper bound problem.
• C) negative interest rate problem.
• D) quantitative easing problem.

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