The Fed's Use of the Federal Funds Rate as an Operating

question 55

Multiple Choice

The Fed's use of the federal funds rate as an operating target in the 1970s resulted in

• A)countercyclical monetary policy.
• B)too slow growth in M1 throughout the decade.
• C)procyclical monetary policy.
• D)too rapid growth in M1 throughout the decade.

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