The "Greenspan Doctrine"-Central Banks Should Not Try to Prick Bubbles-Was

question 28

Multiple Choice

The "Greenspan doctrine"-central banks should not try to prick bubbles-was based on which of the following arguments?

• A)Asset-price bubbles are nearly impossible to identify.
• B)Monetary actions would be likely to affect asset prices in general,rather than the specific assets that are experiencing a bubble.
• C)Raising interest rates has often been found to cause a bubble to burst more severely.
• D)Monetary policy actions to prick bubbles can have harmful effects on the aggregate economy.
• E)All of the above.

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