When the housing bubble popped, the effect of the negative demand side shock and the negative supply side shock were the same on:

A. output, causing it to definitely decrease.
B. prices, causing them to definitely rise.
C. output, causing it to definitely increase.
D. prices, causing them to definitely fall.


Answer: A

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