The Stability of Consumption Over the Business Cycle and the Ability

question 189

Multiple Choice

The stability of consumption over the business cycle and the ability of changes in the real interest rate to redirect aggregate demand indicate that

• A) government policy can improve the performance of the economy.
• B) market economies are inherently unstable.
• C) a market economy has a self-correcting mechanism that will help guide it toward full employment.
• D) recessions will be lengthy, and high rates of unemployment will persist for a period of time even after the economy recovers.

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