Analysis of the Transmission Mechanisms of Monetary Policy Provides Four

question 20

Multiple Choice

Analysis of the transmission mechanisms of monetary policy provides four basic lessons for a central bank's conduct of monetary policy. These lessons include:

• A) Monetary policy can be highly effective in reviving a weak economy so long as short-term interest rates are not too close to zero.
• B) Avoiding fluctuations in the level of unemployment is an important objective of monetary policy, thus providing a rationale for interest-rate stability as the primary long-run goal for monetary policy.
• C) Other asset prices beside those on short-term debt instruments contain important information about the stance of monetary policy because they are important elements in various monetary policy transmission mechanisms.
• D) A and B only.

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