Suppose in response to the fall in Y, the Federal Reserve pursues a strategy to lower the real interest rate to 2 (note that it was 5 in the original setup to the problem). Identify two specific strategies or monetary policies the fed could employ to accomplish this new interest rate target.

Suppose in response to the fall in Y, the Federal Reserve pursues a strategy to lower the real interest rate to 2 (note that it was 5 in the original setup to the problem). Identify two specific strategies or monetary policies the fed could employ to accomplish this new interest rate target.

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