The Situation in Which Short-Term Interest Rates Are Pushed to Zero,leaving

question 96

Multiple Choice

The situation in which short-term interest rates are pushed to zero,leaving the central bank unable to lower them further is known as

• A)the Taylor rule.
• B)a liquidity trap.
• C)a zero-sum game.
• D)an interest rate panic.

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