If the Fed reduces the required reserve ratio, how will this affect excess reserves and the money supply?
a. Both will increase.
b. Excess reserves increase and the money supply decreases.
c. Both will decrease.
d. Excess reserves decrease and the money supply increases.
a
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According to the Taylor rule, the Federal Reserve raises the real interest rate as the output gap ________ or the inflation rate ________.
A. increases; decreases B. decreases; increases C. decreases; decreases D. increases; increases
In the Keynesian model, whenever planned investment is less than planned saving
A) the amount of planned investment will decrease, and real GDP will decrease. B) there will be an unplanned inventory increase, and real GDP will eventually decrease. C) there will be an unplanned inventory decrease, and real GDP will eventually increase. D) the amount of planned investment will decrease, and real GDP will remain unchanged.
Claudia went to a department store to buy a few things for her new house. She found out that several items in the store were on discount and decided to make the most of the deals offered
However, as she started using the things that she bought, she realized that many of these items were defective. This happened due to: A) the presence of positive externalities. B) the presence of negative externalities. C) asymmetric information. D) moral hazard.
Refer to Figure 7-1. Suppose the government allows imports of leather footwear into the United States. What will be the domestic quantity supplied?
A) Q0 B) Q1 C) Q2 D) Q2 - Q0