To stop the economy from overheating as the Vietnam War escalated after 1965, th

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To stop the economy from overheating as the Vietnam War escalated after 1965, the Fed could have opted for:

A. A low interest rate policy to expand the supply of output and prevent the inflation rate from rising.

B. A high interest rate policy to expand the demand for output, raising the unemployment rate and lowering the inflation rate.

C. A high interest rate policy to contract the demand for output, raising the unemployment rate and lowering the inflation rate.

D. A low interest rate policy to expand the demand for output, lowering the unemployment rate and lowering the inflation rate.

E. A low interest rate policy to contract the supply of output and prevent the unemployment rate from falling.

A. A low interest rate policy to expand the supply of output and prevent the inflation rate from rising.

B. A high interest rate policy to expand the demand for output, raising the unemployment rate and lowering the inflation rate.

C. A high interest rate policy to contract the demand for output, raising the unemployment rate and lowering the inflation rate.

D. A low interest rate policy to expand the demand for output, lowering the unemployment rate and lowering the inflation rate.

E. A low interest rate policy to contract the supply of output and prevent the unemployment rate from falling.

Explanation / Answer

When we try to cool an overheating economy we have to choose between less inflation or unemployment. If we try to cool down i.e. reduce the inflation in the economy unemployment will rise. The answer is "C".

A high-interest rate policy to contract the demand for output, raising the unemployment rate and lowering inflation.

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