Monetary Policy Affects _____ but Does NOT Affect

question 28

Multiple Choice

Monetary policy affects _____ but does NOT affect:

• A) nominal variables; short-run business cycles.
• B) real GDP in the long-run; short-run business cycles.
• C) real GDP in the long-run; nominal variables.
• D) short-run business cycles; real GDP in the long-run.

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Definitions:

Suicides

Deliberately causing oneself to die.

Hurricane Katrina

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New Orleans

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Stressor

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