The following graph illustrates a shift of the aggregate demand curve to the left. It can be caused by: LRAS Select all that apply: contractionary monetary policy expansionary monetary policy pro-cyclical monetary policy countercyclical monetary policy Price Level (base year = 100) 120 110 100 90 00 80 400 500 600 SRAS wi AD E₁ AD, 700 Real Output (constant dollars) 800

Determine how each of the following monetary or fiscal policy would shift the aggregate demand curve. Illustrate and explain the following effect. a. Assuming the economy is under full employment, the central bank receives news of a potential economic boom and has decided on a risky measure by conducting contractionary monetary policy. Illustrate and explain the effect of the policy using AD-AS curve.

7:511 Price level LRAS SRAS AD Real GDP 33) Refer to Figure 15-6. In the figure above, if the economy is at point A, the appropriate monetary policy by the Federal Reserve would be to lower tax rates. B) raise interest rates. c) lower interest rates. D) raise income taxes. 241 Whirh of the frllnwinn dacrihac what the Fard B I U west the a q w er ty uio p a s dfghjk I z x c v b n m 123 space return !!

Consider the AD-AS model in the following picture. If the original level of aggregate demand is Ef, what will be the effect of an expansionary monetary policy that shifts aggregate demand from ADf to ADI? Price Pf Pr Fig11a Er C. Yr Real GDP LRAS ADr Ef I don't know. SRAS Ei ADf Yf Yi a. stagflation b. inflation and unemployment ADi d. inflation, but little employment

Suppose now that economists expect the velocity ofmoney to increase by 50% as a result of the monetarystimulus. What will be the total increase in nominalGDP?

You are employed at an Economics consulting firm called Eco Xcel. You have been approached bya client who read the article below entitled, “Another big hike raises South African interest ratesnear pre-Covid levels” and who has very limited understanding of monetary policy and how itworks. He has asked you to write a report that provides some clarity on Monetary Policy in thecontext of the South African economy. Another big hike raises South African interest rates near preCOVID levels. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s central bank delivered another big interest rate hike onThursday, taking its main lending rate back near pre-COVID levels as it battles to bring inflationback to target.The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) raised its repurchase rate by 75 basis points (bps) to6.25%, in line with the forecast of the majority of economists polled by Reuters. The rand pared gains against the U.S. dollar after the decision was announced, as some tradershad positioned for a larger…

The central bank of Trinidad and Tobago decides to pursue acontractionary monetary policy. Provide a table with the money supply data and inflationrate for Trinidad and Tobago for 2014 - 2019.Based on the data from Trinidad, do you agree with thecentral bank’s decision to pursue a contractionary monetary policy? Explain why orwhy not.

Interest rate Central bankers in Widgetsa have decided that inflation is too high and contractionary monetary policy is needed. First, position LRAS where it would be if contractionary policy is needed. Then, show the short-run results of this policy action by shifting the appropriate curves on the graphs. Quantity of loanable funds Demand LRAS Supply Price level Select all of the actions that are contractionary policy choices the central bankers could use. increase taxes sell bonds to banks decrease government spending raise the interest rate for last-resort loans decrease reserve requirements Real GDP AD SRAS

In early​ 2017, policymakers at the Federal Reserve forecast that real GDP during 2017 would increase faster than potential GDP and that the inflation rate for the year would be about 1.9 percent.   ​Source: Federal Open Market​ Committee, "Advance Release of Table 1 of the Summary of Economic Projections to be Released with the FOMC​ Minutes," March​15, 2017.   Fill in the missing values in the table with estimates that are consistent with these forecasts. Assume that the growth rate for real GDP between 2016 and 2017 is 0.32 percentage points higher than the percentage change in potential output between those years​ (rounded to two decimal​ places).     2016 2017 Real GDP ​$16.7 trillion ​$nothing trillion Potential GDP ​$16.9 trillion ​$17.1 trillion GDP Deflator 111.5 nothing   ​(Enter your responses rounded to one decimal​ place.)

Question 4Suppose a country’s inflation level is higher than desired, and unemployment levels arelower than expected – the central bank decides that the economy is ‘overheated’ andattempts to use the appropriate monetary policy to deal with the situation. Describe,with the help of the appropriate figure, how a central bank might go about implementingsuch monetary policy, the subsequent effects this has on interest rates, the quantity ofmoney in the market, and the process through which this affects the level of expenditurein the economy.