Changes in Total Factor Productivity Are Plausible Causes of Business

question 38

Multiple Choice

Changes in total factor productivity are plausible causes of business cycles because

• A) of the welfare theorems.
• B) the U.S. government is following supply-side economic policy.
• C) the model matches many stylized facts.
• D) prices are countercyclical.

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