The Importance of the Bank Lending Transmission Mechanism of Monetary

question 73

Multiple Choice

The importance of the bank lending transmission mechanism of monetary policy:

• A) has increased over the past thirty years.
• B) has decreased over the past thirty years.
• C) should continue to grow in importance.
• D) has always been the weakest of all of the mechanisms.

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