Suppose real output is at the potential level. Further assume
that the federal government decides that the current budget deficit
is too high and passes a change in policy to eliminate the deficit.
Everything else held constant, if the central bank enacts
counter-cyclical policy, it will ______real interest rates. If the
central bank does nothing, the inflation rate will ______,
everything held constant.
a. decrease, decrease
b. increase, increase
c. increase, decrease.
d. decrease, increase