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The difference between the interest rate on assets that are not money and the interest rate on assets that are money is:


A) the opportunity cost of holding money.
B) the rate of return of holding money.
C) short-term interest rates.
D) long-term interest rates.

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A change in _____ does NOT shift the money demand curve.


A) the interest rate
B) the price level
C) banking technology
D) real GDP

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Expansionary monetary policy will _____ interest rates and _____ savings in the short run.


A) raise; increase
B) raise; decrease
C) lower; increase
D) lower; decrease

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What is the goal of contractionary monetary policy, and how does it work in the short run?

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Contractionary monetary policy is design...

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Expansionary monetary policy may decrease investment spending.

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If the price level doubled and someone wanted to maintain the same level of purchasing power, the nominal quantity of money demanded must:


A) also double.
B) increase by 50%.
C) stay the same.
D) decrease.

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In the short run changes in the money supply change the interest rate, but in the long run changes in the money supply have no effect on interest rates.

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Generally, the more liquid an asset is, the:


A) lower its purchasing power.
B) lower its rate of return.
C) higher its capacity to store value over time.
D) higher its rate of return.

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Use the following to answer questions Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate Use the following to answer questions  Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate   -(Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate)  Look at the figure Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate. If the money supply is at MS<sub>2</sub> and the central bank sells Treasury bills, then in the short run the interest rate will: A)  decrease below r<sub>2</sub>. B)  remain at r<sub>2</sub>. C)  increase to r<sub>1</sub>. D)  fluctuate randomly. -(Figure: Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate) Look at the figure Short-Run Determination of the Interest Rate. If the money supply is at MS2 and the central bank sells Treasury bills, then in the short run the interest rate will:


A) decrease below r2.
B) remain at r2.
C) increase to r1.
D) fluctuate randomly.

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Firms and businesses hold some of their assets in the form of money because:


A) it allows them to make purchases directly.
B) it is a form of M2.
C) bonds are more liquid.
D) interest rates on money tend to be lower than other types of assets.

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One advantage of inflation targeting over the Taylor rule is that with inflation targeting, because the public knows the target in advance, uncertainty is reduced.

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In the long run, a change in monetary policy will affect only the aggregate price level.

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An increase in the supply of money will lead to a(n) _____ in equilibrium real GDP and a _____ equilibrium interest rate.


A) increase; higher
B) increase; lower
C) decrease; higher
D) decrease; lower

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Use the following to answer questions Figure: Output Gap Use the following to answer questions  Figure: Output Gap   -(Figure: Output Gap)  Look at the figure Output Gap. If the economy is at Y<sub>2</sub> because of contractionary monetary policy and no further policy is implemented, in the long run nominal wages will _____ and shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the _____, which will _____ real output. A)  increase; left; decrease B)  increase; right; increase C)  decrease; left; decrease D)  decrease; right; increase -(Figure: Output Gap) Look at the figure Output Gap. If the economy is at Y2 because of contractionary monetary policy and no further policy is implemented, in the long run nominal wages will _____ and shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the _____, which will _____ real output.


A) increase; left; decrease
B) increase; right; increase
C) decrease; left; decrease
D) decrease; right; increase

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If an economy is operating below its potential output level, holding everything else constant, one would expect:


A) nominal wages to rise.
B) nominal wages to stay the same.
C) nominal wages to fall.
D) price levels to increase.

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The Federal Open Market Committee has decided that the federal funds rate should be 2% rather than the current rate of 1.5%. The appropriate open market action is to _____ Treasury bills to _____ money _____.


A) sell; decrease; demand
B) sell; decrease; supply
C) buy; decrease; supply
D) buy; increase; demand

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Given an inflationary gap, the Federal Reserve will use monetary policy to _____ interest rates and _____ aggregate demand.


A) increase; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) decrease; increase
D) decrease; decrease

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In the long run, if the money supply rises by 10%, then the price level may rise by more than 10%.

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If the economy is operating at potential output, how does a contractionary monetary policy affect short-run and long-run prices and real output?

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If the Fed decreases the money supply, i...

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Janet Yellen is:


A) chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
B) an AIG executive who received large bonuses.
C) a Supreme Court justice who ruled that budget deficits are unconstitutional.
D) a financial adviser on CNBC.

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