Macroeconomics
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Author: PARKIN, Michael
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Chapter 31, Problem 13SPA
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To determine
Identify the actions taken by the Fed in 2015 and 2016 to influence the real GDP growth in 2018.
(b)
To determine
Illustrate graphically the effect of actions taken by the Fed in 2015 and 2016.
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What actions should the Fed take if it believes the economy is about to experience a high rate of inflation? Now, let’s assume you are the President of the Fed and you have to make certain decisions in our economy. If the Fed orders a contractionary monetary policy, describe what will happen to the following variables relative to what would have happened without the policy:
The money supply
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Investment
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Real GDP
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If the Federal Reserve wants to keep aggregate demand (i.e. spending growth) stable, what will it do to the growth rate of money supply when a lot of good news comes out about the economy increase it, decrease it, or leave it unchanged? Explain your answer.
If the Federal Reserve wanted use an open market operation to combat a recession, what would they do, and what would its effect be?
The Federal Reserve expands the money supply by 5%.
Draw an aggregate supply/aggregate demand diagram to show the short run effect of this scenario. What happens to price and output? Which curve shifts? Which component of that curve accounts for the shift?
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