A "dirty float" is a system
A. Based on the gold standard.
B. Of managed exchange rates.
C. Of free-floating exchange rates.
D. Of fixed exchange rates.
Answer: B
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In practice, the ECB has committed to what type of strategy for monetary policy?
A) inflation targeting B) monetary targeting C) unclear as to inflation or monetary targeting D) exchange rate targeting
The bank lending channel
A) emphasizes the role of interest rates in the money supply process. B) emphasizes the importance of borrowers' net worth to the decision of lenders to grant loans. C) emphasizes the behavior of bank-dependent borrowers. D) is another name for the interest rate channel.
The current price floor in the agricultural lettuce market makes it such that the price of lettuce is 25% higher than the equilibrium price and that 100 heads of lettuce are demanded
Assuming that the elasticity of demand for lettuce is -0.50, how much would revenue (P ? Q) change for the lettuce company if the government removed the current price floor? A) Revenue will increase by $15.60. B) Revenue will decrease by $15.60. C) Revenue will increase by $40.60. D) Revenue will increase by $ 9.40.
Suppose that the federal funds rate and the discount rate are equal initially at 3%. If the discount rate is then lowered to 2.5%, to whom will a bank be more likely to go for a loan: the Federal Reserve or another bank? Explain your answer in detail, and be sure to mention the impact that this situation would have on the money supply