Assume the key economic data in the United States: Gross Domestic Product: $19.4 trillion Unemployment Rate: 6.4% and has been at that rate for the last 12 months. Inflation Rate: 2.2% and has dropped from 2.8% 12 months ago. Target Rates for unemployment and inflation are the current targets in the United States’ economy. a. What problem is the economy facing? Explain in detail using the current rates and target rates for the United States. b. What would be an appropriate Fiscal Policy for the country to engage in to deal with the problem you identified in Question b? Explain in detail with explanations for the policy and tools that should be used to carry out that policy. c. What would be an appropriate Monetary Policy for the country to engage in to deal with the problem you identified in Question b? Explain in detail with explanations for the policy and tools that should be used to carry out that policy. d. Would the Fiscal Policy or the Monetary Policy be more effective in solving the problem you identified in Question b? Explain in detail
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