How are Federal Reserve Board Governors selected?
The Fed Governors are appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate. Board members serve 14 year terms. The president appoints the Chairman of the Board of Governors, who serves four year terms.
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Because banks engage in regulatory arbitrage, the Basel Accord on risk-based capital requirements may result in
A) reduced risk taking by banks. B) reduced supervision of banks by regulators. C) increased fraudulent behavior by banks. D) increased risk taking by banks.
An increase in the expected profitability of investment will cause
A) IS to shift right. B) IS to shift left. C) MP to shift upward. D) MP to shift downward.
Suppose you want to get to Orlando, Florida, for the week-long spring break. You can get there in two and one-half days by bus, and back in another two and one-half days. This will cost you $20 round-trip. You can fly there and back in four hours each way. This will cost $200 . Which of the following is not true?
a. It may be economically rational for you to go by plane rather than by bus. b. Depending on what else you can do that week, it may be economically rational for you to not go at all rather than to go by bus. c. The true cost of going to Orlando is either the time or the money you spend traveling, whichever it is you value more. d. The more you'd enjoy Orlando, the more economically rational it becomes for you to fly there instead of taking the bus. e. It is possible that it is rational for you to fly and rational for others to take the bus.
The shift of the budget line from cd to ab in the figure is consistent with:
A. decreases in the prices of both M and N.
B. an increase in the price of M and a decrease in the price of N.
C. a decrease in money income.
D. an increase in money income.