The Simple Monetary Policy Rule $R _ { t } - \bar { r } = \bar { m } \left( \pi _ { t } - \bar { \pi } \right)$

question 69

Multiple Choice

The simple monetary policy rule $R _ { t } - \bar { r } = \bar { m } \left( \pi _ { t } - \bar { \pi } \right)$ implies that:

• A) if \(\pi _ { t } < \bar { \pi } ,\) the Federal Reserve should lower the interest rate
• B) if \(\pi _ { t} > \bar { \pi } ,\) the Federal Reserve should lower the interest rate
• C) if \(\pi _ { t } = \bar { \pi } ,\) the Federal Reserve should raise the interest rate
• D) if \(\pi _ { t } = \bar { \pi } ,\) the interest rate is zero
• E) All of these answers are correct.

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