Which of the following statements would Milton Friedman disagree with?

A. In practice, there is little scope for using monetary policy actively to smooth out business cycles.
B. In the long run, changes in the money supply primarily affect the price level.
C. Monetary policy has few short-run effects on the real economy.
D. The Federal Reserve cannot be relied on to effectively smooth out business cycles.


Answer: C

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