The Argument That Econometric Policy Evaluation Is Likely to Be

question 9

Multiple Choice

The argument that econometric policy evaluation is likely to be misleading if policymakers assume stable economic relationships is known as

• A)the monetarist revolution.
• B)the Lucas critique.
• C)public choice theory.
• D)new Keynesian theory.

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