Question

Classical economist David Hume observed that as the money supply expanded after gold discoveries it took some time for prices to rise and in the meantime the economy enjoyed higher employment and production. This is inconsistent with monetary neutrality because monetary neutrality would mean that a. the prices should have risen, but production should not have changed. b. neither prices nor production should have risen. c. production should have risen, but prices should not have. d. the prices and production should both have fallen.

Answer 1

a. the prices should have risen, but production should not have changed.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case when the money supply is expanded after considering the discoveries of gold so here the prices are increased due to which the economy as the higher employment and the production level. But it is not consistent with the monetary neutrality as the prices are increased but the production level remain same or unchanged