Multiple Choice
With rational expectations, a policy that would decrease AD would lead to:
A) lower inflation and lower unemployment in the short run if people underestimated the effect of the policy on inflation.
B) lower inflation and higher unemployment in the short run if people underestimated the effect of the policy on inflation.
C) lower inflation and an indeterminate effect on unemployment in the short run, if people's expectations were correct.
D) both (b) and (c) .
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