Assume the United States is currently running a current account deficit. The most effective way of eliminating this current account deficit would be to temporarily ________ government purchases and ________ the domestic money supply.
A. increase; decrease
B. decrease; increase
C. increase; increase
D. decrease; decrease
Answer: D
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