Which of the following statements is likely to be made by an economist who believes in activist monetary policy?
(1) The more closely monetary policy can be designed to meet the particulars of a given economic environment, the better.
(2) Because of long and uncertain time lags, activist monetary policy may be destabilizing rather than stabilizing.
(3) There is sufficient flexibility in wages and prices in modern economies to allow the economy to equilibrate in reasonable speed at the natural level of Real GDP.
(4) The "same-for-all-seasons" monetary policy is the way to proceed.
(5) There is evidence that monetary policy in the mid-1970s caused a recession.
a. (1), (2), and (3)
b. (1), (4), and (5)
c. (1) and (5)
d. (4) and (5)
e. (1), (3), and (4)