At the Zero Lower Bound

question 63

Multiple Choice

At the zero lower bound

• A)open market purchases of government bonds by the central bank have no effects.
• B)monetary policy has the usual effects.
• C)consumption goes to zero.
• D)conventional monetary policy is all that works.
• E)government spending has no effects.

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