An Equation That Sums the Squared Output Gap to the Squared

question 19

Multiple Choice

An equation that sums the squared output gap to the squared inflation gap, with a weight that determines the tradeoff between them is referred to as the

• A)Fed's objective function.
• B)cost of disinflation.
• C)Sharpe ratio.
• D)Phillips equation.

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