The economy's unemployment rate is 2% and the inflation rate is 18%. The most appropriate policy for the Governor of the New York Fed to pursue would be: a. do nothing because the unemployment rate is too low. b. increase the money supply to try to reduce the unemployment rate. c. increase the money supply to try and increase the unemployment rate. d. none of the other responses are correct. e. reduce the money supply to try to reduce the inflation rate.

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The economy's unemployment rate is 2% and the inflation rate is 18%. The most appropriate policy for the Governor of the New York Fed to pursue would be:

a. do nothing because the unemployment rate is too low.
b. increase the money supply to try to reduce the unemployment rate.

c. increase the money supply to try and increase the unemployment rate.

d. none of the other responses are correct.

e. reduce the money supply to try to reduce the inflation rate. 

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