Empirical research seems to verify that:
A. the rate of inflation seems to vary directly with the amount of central bank independence.
B. countries that have high rates of inflation seem to have central banks with low levels of independence.
C. there is no relationship between the independence of central banks and rates of inflation.
D. countries that have less independent central banks experience lower rates of inflation.
Answer: B
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