If There Is a Liquidity Trap in the New Keynesian

question 15

Multiple Choice

If there is a liquidity trap in the New Keynesian model then

• A)fiscal policy is irrelevant.
• B)conventional monetary easing works well.
• C)government spending is trapped.
• D)the nominal interest rate is at its lower bound.
• E)prices cease to be sticky.

Analyze and determine the interest rate necessary to meet a financial objective.

Calculate the number of periods required to achieve a specific financial goal.

Understand the distinction and similarities between interest rates and discount rates.

Understand various types of probability (classical, empirical, subjective, conditional).

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