The restrictive monetary policy followed by the Fed in the early 1980s

a. reduced both unemployment and inflation.
b. reduced inflation significantly, but at the cost of a severe recession.
c. reduced unemployment significantly, but at the cost of higher inflation.
d. raised both unemployment and inflation.


b

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