If the Central Bank Moves to Reduce the Inflation Rate

question 187

Multiple Choice

If the central bank moves to reduce the inflation rate in an economy that initially is at a long-run equilibrium,then,in the short run,the inflation rate _________ and,in the long run,the inflation rate __________.

• A) increases;increases
• B) decreases;decreases
• C) does not change;increases
• D) does not change;decreases
• E) increases;decreases

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