Those Who Favor an Active Approach to Policy Believe That

question 4

Multiple Choice

Those who favor an active approach to policy believe that _____

• A) discretionary monetary policy cannot be used to help an economy since monetary policy lags are long.
• B) discretionary fiscal policy cannot be used to help an economy since fiscal policy lags are long.
• C) the lags associated with implementing policies are too long and unstable for discretionary policy to be effective.
• D) despite the lags involved, implementing discretionary policy is preferable to inaction.
• E) discretionary fiscal policy cannot be used to help an economy since it leads to inflation.

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