Refer to Figure 17-1. What should the Federal Reserve do if it wants to move from point A to point B in the short-run Phillips curve depicted in the figure above?

A) lower taxes
B) buy treasury bills
C) lower the discount rate
D) increase the money supply
E) sell treasury bills


E

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