Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Fiscal policy

Fiscal policy — practice question

Which mix of fiscal policy and monetary policy is most likely to work effectively in the short run when dealing with deflation in a closed economy?

  • Afiscal policy: increasing the budget deficit / monetary policy: reducing the interest rate
  • Bfiscal policy: increasing the budget deficit / monetary policy: reducing the money supply
  • Cfiscal policy: reducing the budget deficit / monetary policy: reducing the interest rate
  • Dfiscal policy: reducing the budget deficit / monetary policy: reducing the money supply

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