LRAS SRAS AD3 AD2 AD1 Real GDP Refer to the figure. Suppose the Fed sells Treasury Bills in pursuit of contractionary monetary policy. Using the static AD-AS model in the figure above, this situation would be depicted as a movement from B to D. A to B. C to B. C to D.
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