Economist Joseph Stiglitz Has Argued That, at the Time of the Great

question 12

Multiple Choice

Economist Joseph Stiglitz has argued that, at the time of the Great Recession, the conduct of monetary policy in the United States focused on six generally accepted principles, including which of these as one of the more important?

• A)Price stability is a necessary and almost sufficient condition for economic stability
• B)Of the twin evils of unemployment and inflation, inflation is the more important on which to focus
• C)Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon
• D)Asset bubbles are a rare occurrence in market economies

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