People Combining the Effects of Past Policy Changes on Important

question 69

Multiple Choice

People combining the effects of past policy changes on important economic variables with their own judgment about the future effects of current and future policy changes is consistent with

• A) frictional unemployment.
• B) the rational expectations hypothesis.
• C) active policy making.
• D) passive policy making.

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