the Reserve Bank increases the quantity of monetary base, then:     the cash rate falls — economists call this contractionary monetary policy     the cash rate falls — economists call this expansionary monetary policy     the cash rate rises — economists call this contractionary monetary policy     the cash rate rises — economists call this expansionary monetary policy

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If the Reserve Bank increases the quantity of monetary base, then:

   

the cash rate falls — economists call this contractionary monetary policy

   

the cash rate falls — economists call this expansionary monetary policy

   

the cash rate rises — economists call this contractionary monetary policy

   

the cash rate rises — economists call this expansionary monetary policy

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