The Reduction in Japanese Stock Prices in the 1990s Was

question 13

Multiple Choice

The reduction in Japanese stock prices in the 1990s was most likely the result of which of the following?

• A)contractionary monetary policy
• B)contractionary fiscal policy
• C)the end of a speculative bubble
• D)an increase in inflation

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