Question

Which of the following statements regarding fiscal policy are true according to the macroeconomic consensus in the United States?
a. Congress, not the Federal Reserve, should be in charge of monetary policy.
b. Expansionary monetary policies should be used to keep unemployment below its natural rate.
c. Monetary policy should focus on price stability.

Answer 1

Answer: Monetary policy should focus on price stability.

Explanation:

The statements regarding fiscal policy that is true according to the macroeconomic consensus in the United States is that monetary policy should focus on price stability.

The statements that Congress, not the Federal Reserve, should be in charge of monetary policy and that Expansionary monetary policies should be used to keep unemployment below its natural rate are both wrong.