In the 1965 to 1973 period, U.S. policymakers ________

A) targeted an unemployment rate that, in hindsight, was likely too low
B) pursued an easing of monetary policy designed to increase aggregate demand
C) made some mistakes that led to the most sustained inflationary episode in U.S. history
D) all of the above
E) none of the above


D

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