Which of the following statements is likely to be made by an economist who does not believe in activist monetary policy? (1 ) The more closely monetary policy can he designed to meet the particulars of a given economic environment, the better. (2 ) Because of long and uncertain time lags, activist monetary policy may be destabilizing rather than stabilizing. (3 ) There is sufficient flexibility
in wages and prices in modern economies to allow the economy to equilibrate in reasonable speed at the natural level of Real GDP, (4 ) The "same-for-all-seasons" monetary policy is the way to proceed. (5 ) There is evidence that monetary policy in the mid-1970s caused a recession.
A) (1), (2), and (3)
B) (1), (4), and (5)
C) (2), (3), and (4)
D) (3), (4), and (5)
E) (1 ) only
C
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