Question 1

Which scenario best explains the Keynesian transmission mechanism when the money supply increases while the money market is in a liquidity trap?

Accepted Answer

A) The interest rate and investment are not affected;there is no shift in the AD curve. 
B) The interest rate falls,investment rises,total expenditures rise,and the AD curve shifts rightward. 
C) The interest rate falls,investment falls instead of rising,and the AD curve ends up shifting leftward. 
D) The interest rate falls,but investment does not respond;there is no change in total expenditures and no shift in the AD curve. 
A) The interest rate and investment are not affected;there is no shift in the AD curve. 
B) The interest rate falls,investment rises,total expenditures rise,and the AD curve shifts rightward. 
C) The interest rate falls,investment falls instead of rising,and the AD curve ends up shifting leftward. 
D) The interest rate falls,but investment does not respond;there is no change in total expenditures and no shift in the AD curve.

Question 2

Traditional monetarists advocate for a rule for _____________ ,while market monetarists argue that monetary policy should focus on a ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A) nominal GDP target;money supply growth 
B) Real GDP target;nominal GDP target 
C) money supply growth;Real GDP target 
D) money supply growth;nominal GDP target 
A) nominal GDP target;money supply growth 
B) Real GDP target;nominal GDP target 
C) money supply growth;Real GDP target 
D) money supply growth;nominal GDP target

Question 3

The economy is in the horizontal portion of the AS curve,investment spending is interest insensitive and there is no liquidity trap.According to the Keynesian transmission mechanism,if the money supply increases the interest rate will __________,investment spending will __________,the AD curve will __________,and Real GDP will __________.

Accepted Answer

A) fall;fall;left;fall 
B) rise;drop;left;fall 
C) fall;remain unchanged;not shift;not change 
D) rise;remain unchanged;not shift;not change 
E) none of the above 
A) fall;fall;left;fall 
B) rise;drop;left;fall 
C) fall;remain unchanged;not shift;not change 
D) rise;remain unchanged;not shift;not change 
E) none of the above

Question 4

To try to eliminate a recessionary gap the Fed typically__________ the money supply,and to try to eliminate an inflationary gap the Fed typically __________ the money supply.

Accepted Answer

A) increases;decreases 
B) increases;increases 
C) decreases;increases 
D) decreases;decreases 
A) increases;decreases 
B) increases;increases 
C) decreases;increases 
D) decreases;decreases

Question 5

What do Keynesians mean when they say that "you can't push on a string"?

Accepted Answer

A) An increase in the supply of goods does not really create its own demand. 
B) If the government reduces taxes in an attempt to increase household consumption,it will not always work. 
C) An increase in the money supply will not always stimulate the economy. 
D) If the government wants to get something done,the best way is not to force the issue,but to offer incentives. 
E) If the government puts too much expansionary pressure on the economy,it will probably "overheat." 
A) An increase in the supply of goods does not really create its own demand. 
B) If the government reduces taxes in an attempt to increase household consumption,it will not always work. 
C) An increase in the money supply will not always stimulate the economy. 
D) If the government wants to get something done,the best way is not to force the issue,but to offer incentives. 
E) If the government puts too much expansionary pressure on the economy,it will probably "overheat."

Question 6

The price of old (or existing)bonds and interest rates have an inverse relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the Keynesian transmission mechanism,if the money market is in the liquidity trap,an increase in the money supply will

Accepted Answer

A) cause total expenditures and aggregate demand to increase. 
B) cause total expenditures and aggregate demand to decrease. 
C) have no impact on total expenditures and aggregate demand. 
D) cause total expenditures to increase and aggregate demand to decrease. 
E) cause total expenditures to decrease and aggregate demand to increase. 
A) cause total expenditures and aggregate demand to increase. 
B) cause total expenditures and aggregate demand to decrease. 
C) have no impact on total expenditures and aggregate demand. 
D) cause total expenditures to increase and aggregate demand to decrease. 
E) cause total expenditures to decrease and aggregate demand to increase.

Question 8

According to Keynesians,__________ monetary policy will not remove the economy from a(an)__________ gap if __________.

Accepted Answer

A) contractionary;recessionary;investment is interest-insensitive 
B) expansionary;recessionary;the economy is in the liquidity trap 
C) expansionary;inflationary;investment is interest-insensitive 
D) contractionary;inflationary;the economy has been in the inflationary gap for more than one year 
E) none of the above 
A) contractionary;recessionary;investment is interest-insensitive 
B) expansionary;recessionary;the economy is in the liquidity trap 
C) expansionary;inflationary;investment is interest-insensitive 
D) contractionary;inflationary;the economy has been in the inflationary gap for more than one year 
E) none of the above

Question 9

The money supply curve is usually horizontal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Equilibrium in the money market exists when

Accepted Answer

A) at a given interest rate,excess supply of money is equal to the quantity demanded of money. 
B) at a given interest rate,excess demand for money is equal to the quantity demanded of money. 
C) the supply of money curve intersects the demand for money curve at the prevailing interest rate. 
D) b and c 
A) at a given interest rate,excess supply of money is equal to the quantity demanded of money. 
B) at a given interest rate,excess demand for money is equal to the quantity demanded of money. 
C) the supply of money curve intersects the demand for money curve at the prevailing interest rate. 
D) b and c

Question 11

The rules-based monetary policy that some nonactivists have proposed to maintain price stability reads this way:

Accepted Answer

A) The annual growth rate in the money supply will equal the average annual growth rate in Real GDP minus the growth rate in velocity. 
B) The annual growth rate in the money supply will equal the average annual growth rate in Real GDP plus the growth rate in velocity. 
C) The annual growth rate in the money supply will equal the average annual growth rate in Real GDP divided by the growth rate in velocity. 
D) The annual growth rate in the money supply will equal the average annual growth rate in Real GDP times the growth rate in velocity. 
A) The annual growth rate in the money supply will equal the average annual growth rate in Real GDP minus the growth rate in velocity. 
B) The annual growth rate in the money supply will equal the average annual growth rate in Real GDP plus the growth rate in velocity. 
C) The annual growth rate in the money supply will equal the average annual growth rate in Real GDP divided by the growth rate in velocity. 
D) The annual growth rate in the money supply will equal the average annual growth rate in Real GDP times the growth rate in velocity.

Question 12

A rules-based monetary policy

Accepted Answer

A) is advocated by activists. 
B) is advocated by nonactivists. 
C) could involve a predetermined steady growth rate in the money supply. 
D) b and c 
E) all of the above 
A) is advocated by activists. 
B) is advocated by nonactivists. 
C) could involve a predetermined steady growth rate in the money supply. 
D) b and c 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Nonactivists argue against the use of discretionary monetary policy and rules-based monetary policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Economic fine-tuning is the (usually frequent)use of

Accepted Answer

A) monetary policy that is based on a predetermined steady growth rate in the money supply to counteract even small undesirable movements in economic activity. 
B) only fiscal policy to counteract even small undesirable movements in economic activity. 
C) monetary and fiscal policies to counteract even small undesirable movements in economic activity. 
D) fiscal policy that both balances the budget and counteracts even small undesirable movements in economic activity. 
A) monetary policy that is based on a predetermined steady growth rate in the money supply to counteract even small undesirable movements in economic activity. 
B) only fiscal policy to counteract even small undesirable movements in economic activity. 
C) monetary and fiscal policies to counteract even small undesirable movements in economic activity. 
D) fiscal policy that both balances the budget and counteracts even small undesirable movements in economic activity.

Question 15

The demand for money rises.According to the Keynesian transmission mechanism,the interest rate __________,investment spending __________ (assuming it is interest-sensitive),the AD curve shifts to the __________ and if the AS curve is horizontal,Real GDP __________.

Accepted Answer

A) rises;falls;left;rises 
B) falls;rises;right;does not change 
C) rises;falls;right;rises 
D) falls;falls;left;does not change 
E) rises;falls;left;falls 
A) rises;falls;left;rises 
B) falls;rises;right;does not change 
C) rises;falls;right;rises 
D) falls;falls;left;does not change 
E) rises;falls;left;falls

Question 16

Exhibit 15-3  
-Refer to Exhibit 15-3.The economy is initially at point 1.Ideally,__________ monetary policy will move the economy to point __________.

Accepted Answer

A) expansionary;9 
B) contractionary;4 
C) expansionary;8 
D) expansionary;7 
E) contractionary;2 
A) expansionary;9 
B) contractionary;4 
C) expansionary;8 
D) expansionary;7 
E) contractionary;2

Question 17

Investment spending is insensitive to changes in the interest rate and the SRAS curve is upward sloping.According to a monetarist,an increase in the money supply will __________ Real GDP.According to a Keynesian,an increase in the money supply will __________ Real GDP.

Accepted Answer

A) raise;not change 
B) not change;raise 
C) lower;lower 
D) raise;lower 
E) none of the above 
A) raise;not change 
B) not change;raise 
C) lower;lower 
D) raise;lower 
E) none of the above

Question 18

When an economist states that the monetarist transmission mechanism is "direct" it means that a change in the money supply creates a direct impact on the goods and services market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The rules-based monetary policy reads: The money supply will increase 3 percent each year.If the average annual growth rate in Real GDP is 2 percent and velocity increases by 1 percent each year,it follows that

Accepted Answer

A) the price level will,on average,rise 2 percent a year. 
B) the price level will rise 2 percent this year. 
C) in some years the price level will rise by more than in other years. 
D) in some years the price level may not change at all. 
E) a,c and d 
A) the price level will,on average,rise 2 percent a year. 
B) the price level will rise 2 percent this year. 
C) in some years the price level will rise by more than in other years. 
D) in some years the price level may not change at all. 
E) a,c and d

Question 20

From the Patterns of Sustainable Specialization and Trade (PSST)perspective,expansionary monetary and fiscal policies that are designed to boost aggregate demand

Accepted Answer

A) will not work if the money market is in disequilibrium,and may end up making the economy worse. 
B) will not work unless alternative sources of energy are employed. 
C) may not work if buyers and sellers are out of sync with one another,and may end up making the economy worse. 
D) are always successful in pushing the economy to full-employment. 
A) will not work if the money market is in disequilibrium,and may end up making the economy worse. 
B) will not work unless alternative sources of energy are employed. 
C) may not work if buyers and sellers are out of sync with one another,and may end up making the economy worse. 
D) are always successful in pushing the economy to full-employment.

Exam 15: Monetary Policy

Which scenario best explains the Keynesian transmission mechanism when the money supply increases while the money market is in a liquidity trap?

Traditional monetarists advocate for a rule for _____________ ,while market monetarists argue that monetary policy should focus on a ______________________.

To try to eliminate a recessionary gap the Fed typically__________ the money supply,and to try to eliminate an inflationary gap the Fed typically __________ the money supply.

What do Keynesians mean when they say that "you can't push on a string"?

The price of old (or existing)bonds and interest rates have an inverse relationship.

In the Keynesian transmission mechanism,if the money market is in the liquidity trap,an increase in the money supply will

According to Keynesians,__________ monetary policy will not remove the economy from a(an)__________ gap if __________.

The money supply curve is usually horizontal.

Equilibrium in the money market exists when

The rules-based monetary policy that some nonactivists have proposed to maintain price stability reads this way:

A rules-based monetary policy

Nonactivists argue against the use of discretionary monetary policy and rules-based monetary policy.

Economic fine-tuning is the (usually frequent)use of

The demand for money rises.According to the Keynesian transmission mechanism,the interest rate __________,investment spending __________ (assuming it is interest-sensitive),the AD curve shifts to the __________ and if the AS curve is horizontal,Real GDP __________.

Exhibit 15-3 -Refer to Exhibit 15-3.The economy is initially at point 1.Ideally,__________ monetary policy will move the economy to point __________.

Investment spending is insensitive to changes in the interest rate and the SRAS curve is upward sloping.According to a monetarist,an increase in the money supply will __________ Real GDP.According to a Keynesian,an increase in the money supply will __________ Real GDP.

When an economist states that the monetarist transmission mechanism is "direct" it means that a change in the money supply creates a direct impact on the goods and services market.

The rules-based monetary policy reads: The money supply will increase 3 percent each year.If the average annual growth rate in Real GDP is 2 percent and velocity increases by 1 percent each year,it follows that

From the Patterns of Sustainable Specialization and Trade (PSST)perspective,expansionary monetary and fiscal policies that are designed to boost aggregate demand

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Traditional monetarists advocate for a rule for _ ,while market monetarists argue that monetary policy should focus on a __________.

To try to eliminate a recessionary gap the Fed typically the money supply,and to try to eliminate an inflationary gap the Fed typically the money supply.

According to Keynesians, monetary policy will not remove the economy from a(an) gap if __.

The demand for money rises.According to the Keynesian transmission mechanism,the interest rate ,investment spending (assuming it is interest-sensitive),the AD curve shifts to the and if the AS curve is horizontal,Real GDP .

Exhibit 15-3 -Refer to Exhibit 15-3.The economy is initially at point 1.Ideally, monetary policy will move the economy to point .

Investment spending is insensitive to changes in the interest rate and the SRAS curve is upward sloping.According to a monetarist,an increase in the money supply will Real GDP.According to a Keynesian,an increase in the money supply will Real GDP.