Suppose the Federal Reserve wanted to reduce the money supply without using open-market operations
It could try to get the public to ________ their currency—deposit ratio and ________ banks' reserve requirements, which would in turn change the banks' reserve—deposit ratio. A) decrease; lower
B) decrease; raise
C) increase; lower
D) increase; raise
D
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People who lost their jobs as hand-drawn animators because of the popularity of computer-generated 3D animation are examples of persons who are suffering
A) cyclical unemployment. B) frictional unemployment. C) seasonal unemployment. D) structural unemployment. E) unnatural unemployment.
A public good is
a. any good provided by government. b. a good that can be most cheaply provided by government, though it may in fact be provided by private enterprise. c. a good whose benefits cannot readily be restricted to a small group of people. d. a good whose benefits cannot be enjoyed by an individual alone.
Which of the following is true?
a. The U.S. current account deficit is a financial obligation of the federal government. b. A nation cannot run a current account deficit over a long period. c. A country with relatively poor (compared with other countries) domestic investment opportunities and a high saving rate will tend to run a current account deficit. d. A country with highly attractive (compared with other countries) domestic investment opportunities and a low saving rate will tend to run a current account deficit.
Which of the following is necessarily true of coupon bonds?
A. The price exceeds the face value. B. The price is the sum of the present value of coupon payments and the face value. C. The price is equal to the coupon payments. D. The coupon rate exceeds the interest rate.