In the aftermath of the last financial crisis, critics of monetary policy argued that it was ineffective. The Federal Reserve had moved interest rates to historic lows without a significant stimulus effect. Some economists wondered if the United States was:
a) undergoing simultaneous increases in aggregate demand and supply.
b) undergoing offsetting changes in aggregate demand and supply.
c) facing hyperinflation.
d) in a liquidity trap.
Ans: d) in a liquidity trap.
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