Concerning the Effect of New Deal Farm Measures, Walton and Rockoff

question 18

Multiple Choice

Concerning the effect of New Deal farm measures, Walton and Rockoff conclude that the New Deal _____.

• A) simply failed to help farmers because the farmer's terms of trade did not improve.
• B) helped the farmer to a limited extent primarily through the stimulation of aggregate demand.
• C) helped the farmer to a substantial extent by limiting farm output.
• D) helped the farmer to a substantial extent by increasing farm output.

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