{"id":4639,"date":"2016-07-15T22:41:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T22:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymakermacroxmasterfall2016\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=4639"},"modified":"2019-01-16T16:25:07","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T16:25:07","slug":"discussion-impact-of-low-interest-rates-on-monetary-policy","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/oldwestbury-wm-macroeconomics\/chapter\/discussion-impact-of-low-interest-rates-on-monetary-policy\/","title":{"raw":"Discussion: Impact of Low Interest Rates on Monetary Policy","rendered":"Discussion: Impact of Low Interest Rates on Monetary Policy"},"content":{"raw":"Respond to the following prompts in a post with a minimum of 200 words, then comment on at least TWO other posts.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Since the end of the Great Recession, interest rates have been at historic lows\u2014in some cases, close to zero. 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That is, what policies has the Fed conducted?<\/li>\n<li>In your opinion, how effective has the Fed&#8217;s policy been as a response to the Great Recession? 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