Which of these statements about liquidity traps is false? Firms are unlikely to undertake investment during liquidity traps because interest rates are prohibitively high. The United States probably experienced a liquidity trap during the Great Depression. The zero bound of interest rates prevents policy makers from taking some actions that could stimulate economic growth. Expansionary monetary policy is difficult to achieve.

Which of these statements about liquidity traps is false? Firms are unlikely to undertake investment during liquidity traps because interest rates are prohibitively high. The United States probably experienced a liquidity trap during the Great Depression. The zero bound of interest rates prevents policy makers from taking some actions that could stimulate economic growth. Expansionary monetary policy is difficult to achieve.

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