Politicians in a democratic society may be shortsighted because of their desire to win reelection; thus,the political process can ________.
A) impart an inflationary bias to monetary policy
B) impart a deflationary bias to monetary policy
C) generate a political business cycle, in which just before an election expansionary policies are pursued to lower unemployment and interest rates
D) cause both A and C of the above
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