Other things the same, if banks decide to hold a smaller part of their deposits as excess reserves, the money supply will fall

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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Assume the Fed initiates an expansionary monetary policy that is correctly anticipated by economic agents in the economy. According to the rational expectation hypothesis, the result is

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Economics

If the money multiplier is approximated to be 10, it means:

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Durable consumer goods are goods that last more than

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