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A-LevelEconomicsGovernment macroeconomic intervention9708/12 · Oct/Nov 2020 · Q281 Mark

A government uses monetary policy and fiscal policy to solve a problem of deflation. Which policy combination is likely to be the most successful?

Aincreasing interest rates, contractionary
Bincreasing interest rates, expansionary
Creducing interest rates, contractionary
Dreducing interest rates, expansionary

✓ Correct answer

D: reducing interest rates, expansionary

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Government macroeconomic intervention, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 28.

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