Given the Following Formula for the Taylor Rule: Target Federal

question 99

Multiple Choice

Given the following formula for the Taylor rule: Target federal funds rate = 2 + current inflation + ½(inflation gap) +½(output gap)
If the inflation rate in the economy were to fall by 2% below the target inflation rate, the target federal funds rate would:

• A)Decrease by 3.0%
• B)Remain at 2.5%
• C)Decrease by 1.0%
• D)Increase by 1.0%

Identify the impact of externalities on market efficiency and the corresponding government interventions.

Understand the concept of allocative efficiency and how it is achieved in competitive markets.

Comprehend the implications of economic efficiency and external benefits for market outcomes.

Calculate measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode).

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