What does the Taylor rule imply that policymakers shoulddo to the fed funds rate under the following scenarios?a. Unemployment rises due to a recession.b. An oil price shock causes the inflation rate to rise by1% and output to fall by 1%.c. The economy experiences prolonged increases inproductivity growth while actual output growth isunchanged.d. Potential output declines while actual output remainsunchanged.e. The Fed revises its (implicit) inflation target downward.f. The equilibrium real fed funds rate decreases.

What does the Taylor rule imply that policymakers shoulddo to the fed funds rate under the following scenarios?a. Unemployment rises due to a recession.b. An oil price shock causes the inflation rate to rise by1% and output to fall by 1%.c. The economy experiences prolonged increases inproductivity growth while actual output growth isunchanged.d. Potential output declines while actual output remainsunchanged.e. The Fed revises its (implicit) inflation target downward.f. The equilibrium real fed funds rate decreases.

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