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The nominal interest rate equals:

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the real interest rate plus the expected rate of inflation

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during rapid price inflation, firms must frequently change prices. The cost of changing prices is known as the:

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menu costs

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if the actual inflation rate is less than the expected inflation rate, then:

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the lenders gain and the borrowers lose

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banks are financial intermediaries that

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provide liquid assets to lenders and long-term financing to borrowers

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providing a linkage between savers and investors is an important aspect of

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a well functioning financial system

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when you take out a loan from a bank, it is

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a liability to you and an asset to the bank

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currency in the united states today is ____ money

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fiat

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the priamry difference between M1 and M2 is that:

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M2 includes saving deposits and time deposits, but M1 does not

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when people use money to buy a DVD

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a medium of exchange

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a decrease in government borrowing will shift the demand for loanable funds to the:

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left and decrease the interest rate

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reserve requirement is 20% and Leroy deposits his 1,000 dollar check received as a graduation gift in his checking account. The bank does Not want to hold excess reserves how much of the deposit is the bank required to keep in reserves?

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200$

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a bank run occurs when

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many bank depositors are trying to withdraw their funds from the bank

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an expectation that perceived business opportunities will increase will generally cause

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the demand for loanable funds to increase

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banks create money when they

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make loans

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if banks were required to keep 100% of deposits in reserves, they could:

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make no loans

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if banks decide to hold some of their excess reserves instead of lending them all out, then:

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the money multiplier will be less than 1 divided by the reserve ratio

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in a graph of a money demand curve, which of the following variables is plotted on the vertical axis?

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the interest rate on liquid assets, like short-term CDs

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the ____ multiplier is equal to ___

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money; 1 divided by the required reserve ratio

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Responsibilities of the Fed are

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set the reserve requirement, oversee and regulate the banking system, set the discount rate, control the monetary base

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federal funds are

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loans between banks

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if it looks like a bank won't meed the Federal Reserve Bank's reserve requirement, normally it will first turn to the:

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other member banks and borrow at the federal funds rate

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if the Fed conducts an open market purchase

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bank reserves increase and the money supply increases

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suppose the Fed buys $50 million in Treasury bills from commercial banks. If the reserve ratio is 10%, the monetary supply might eventually ____ by ___

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increase; $500 million

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The Federal reserve system is the ____ for the United States

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central bank

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The Federal reserve system was created in

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1913

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the discount rate is the interest rate the fed charges on loans to

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banks

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the federal funds rate is the interest rate at which

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banks borrow excess reserves from other banks

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the major tools of monetary policy available to the Federal Reserve System include

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reserve requirements, open market operations, and the discount rate

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to ___ the money supply, the Fed could ___

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increase; conduct open market purchases

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to change the money supply, the Fed prefers and most frequently uses

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open market operations

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to decrease the money supply, the central bank could

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make open market sales

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when a bank borrows from the federal reserve, it pays the

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discount rate

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when banks borrow and lend reserves from each other, they are participating in the ___ market

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federal funds

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which of the following actions would allow banks to lend out more money?

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a decrease in the discount rate

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which of the following is a tool used by the Fed in the conduct of monetary policy?

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buying and selling federal government bonds

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Banks are required to keep reserves against customer deposits either in their vaults or in reserve accounts at Federal Reserve district banks

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True

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a liquidity trap is a situation in which

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using expansionary monetary policy is not effective because the nominal interest rate is almost zero

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a liquidity trap results from the

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zero bound of the nominal interest rate

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Expecting the inflation rate to be 3%, Adrianna decides to put her savings in bonds yielding a fixed 5% interest rate over a year. If the actual inflation rate is ________, it can be argued that ________ is (are) better off.

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below 3%, Adrianna

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If the Federal Reserve buys $250 million worth of U.S. Treasury bills in the open market, and the reserve ratio is 10%, then at most the money supply will:

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increase by 2,500 Million

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if the Federal Reserve wanted to increase the money supply, it could:

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decrease the required reserve ratio, decrease the discount rate, buy bonds on the open market

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if the Federal Reserve wants to discourage banks from borrowing directly from the Fed and thus decrease the monetary base, the Fed would likely:

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increase the discount rate

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if the Federal Reserve wants to increase the monetary base, the Fed might

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engage in an open market purchase of Treasury bills

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if the Federal Reserve wants to increase the money supply, it will

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lower the reserve requirement

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if the economy is in a liquidity trap

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fiscal policy can be effective, but monetary policy is not

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If the reserve ratio is 25%, and the money supply increases by $100,000. The initial reserve injection by Federal Reserve was:

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25,000

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the discount rate is the interest rate the Fed charges on loans to:

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banks

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the federal funds rate is the rate

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one bank would pay another bank for a loan

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the tool of monetary policy that involves the Fed's buying and selling of government bonds is

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open-market operations

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opening the discount windows is the same thing as decreasing the discount rate

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true

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