macro quiz
policymakers who control monetary and fiscal policy and want to offset the effects on output of an economic contraction caused by a shift in aggregate supply could use policy to shift
aggregate demand to the right
suppose the graphs are drawn to show the effects of an increase in government purchases, if it were not for the increase in r from r1 to r2, then
all of the above are correct
the multiplier effect
amplifies the effects of an increase in government expenditures, while the crowding out effect diminishes the effects
to reduce the effects of crowding out caused by an increase in government expenditures, the federal reserve could
increase the money supply by buying bonds
if expected inflation is constant, then when the nominal interest rate increases, the real interest rate
increases by the change in the nominal interest rate
when the money supply decreases
interest rates rise and so aggregate demand shifts left
which of the following did the fed do during the recession of 2008-2009
lowered the federal funds rate and purchased securities and loans
assume the multiplier is 5 and that the crowding out effect is 20 billion. an increase in government purchases of 10 billion will shift the aggregate demand curve to the
right by 30 billion
suppose the economy is in long run equilibrium. if the government increases its expenditures, eventually the increase in aggregate demand causes price expectations to
rise. this rise in price expectations shifts the short run aggregate supply curve to the left
using the liquidity preference model, when the federal reserve increases the money supply,
the equilibrium interest rate decreases
the term crowding out effect refers to
the reduction in aggregate demand that results when a fiscal expansion causes the interest rate to increase
if the economy starts at C, an increase in the money supply moves the economy
to A in the long run
the logic of the multiplier effect applies
to any change in spending on any component of gdp
when the fed sells government bonds, the reserves of the banking system
decrease, so the money supply decreases