Changes in the federal funds rate influence the economy's growth rate through all of the following except by:

A. making it more or less expensive to borrow.
B. making investment spending more or less attractive.
C. altering the real interest rate when inflation is changing quickly.
D. making it more or less attractive to people save.


Answer: C

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