Economists who favor activist monetary policy argue that
A) the economy does not always equilibrate quickly enough at the Natural Real GDP or full-employment output and therefore needs help.
B) activist monetary policy is effective at smoothing out the business cycle.
C) activist monetary policy is flexible and flexibility is a desirable quality in monetary policy.
D) a and b
E) a, b and c
E
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