If uncertainty causes commercial banks to increase their holdings of excess reserves, other things constant, this will

a. reduce the money supply during a period of inflation and increase it during a recession.
b. reduce the size of the deposit expansion multiplier.
c. increase the size of deposit expansion multiplier.
d. reduce the size of the deposit expansion multiplier during a period of inflation and increase it during a recession.


B

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