In the above figure, suppose the economy is in short-run equilibrium at point D. Which of the following is the best policy option for the Fed?
A) Increase taxes. B) Increase the required reserve ratio.
C) Increase government spending. D) open market purchase of government securities
D
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An oligopolistic situation involving the possible creation of barriers to entry would probably best be modeled by a
A) cooperative game. B) Prisoners' Dilemma game. C) Battle of the Sexes game. D) repeated game. E) sequential game.
Discuss what happens to the monetary policy reaction curve if the Fed were to lower their inflation target and why?
What will be an ideal response?
In a perfectly competitive market, the market supply curve is
a. the marginal cost curve above average total cost for a representative firm. b. the horizontal sum of all the individual firms' supply curves. c. the vertical sum of all the individual firms' supply curves. d. always a horizontal line.
Refer to Figure 17.4. A long-run increase in productive capacity for the economy can be illustrated by a move from point
A. E to point A. B. A to point B. C. A to point C. D. C to point D.