Which of the following does not increase (i.e., shift) the supply curve of real loanable funds?
a. Open market purchases of government securities by the central bank.
b. An increase in the discount rate.
c. A reduction in the reserve ratio by the central bank.
d. A reduction in the preferred asset ratio for currency in circulation (C/D), due to a shift in household preferences.
e. All of the above increase the supply.
.B
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A) is equal to marginal social cost. B) exceeds marginal social cost by as much as possible. C) is less than marginal social cost. D) None of the above because efficiency has to do with property rights and has nothing to do with marginal social benefit or marginal social cost.
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b. movement up along a supply curve. c. leftward shift of the supply curve. d. movement down along the supply curve.