According to Proponents of the Interest-Rate-Based Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism

question 18

Multiple Choice

According to proponents of the interest-rate-based monetary policy transmission mechanism, any increase in the money supply

• A) is effective in increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) only if it causes an outward shift of the aggregate supply curve.
• B) will increase Gross Domestic Product (GDP) only if interest rates fall and investment is sensitive to decreasing interest rates.
• C) causes velocity to increase, and so in the short run nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) must increase.
• D) will move the economy from the "liquidity trap" during times of recession if interest rates fall enough to stimulate private investment.

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