This question uses approximate data from 2020. Over the year real GDP declined by about 3 percent, the inflation rate was about 1 percent, and the money supply increased by about 25 percent. What does this tell us about the velocity of money and the quantity equation (MV PY) over the year 2020. Question 26 options: = That velocity must have. increased by a substantial amount. That velocity must have decreased by a substantial amount. That velocity was constant. That the quantity equation is not correct.

This question uses approximate data from 2020. Over the year real GDP declined by about 3 percent, the inflation rate was about 1 percent, and the money supply increased by about 25 percent. What does this tell us about the velocity of money and the quantity equation (MV PY) over the year 2020. Question 26 options: = That velocity must have. increased by a substantial amount. That velocity must have decreased by a substantial amount. That velocity was constant. That the quantity equation is not correct.

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Chapter15: The Debate Over Monetary And Fiscal Policy

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