Find the economic definitions to the following terms:
Long Run Real GDP
Monetary Policy
Expansionary Monetary Policy (Easy Money)
Contractionary Monetary Policy (tight Money)
Reserve Requirement
Monetary Multiplier
Tools for Monetary Policy
Aggregate Demand & Aggregate Supply Model
Price Level
Production Possibilities Frontier
Money Neutrality
Exchange Rates
Real Exchange Rates
Real Interest Rate
No more than 2 or 3 sentences per term please. Thanks
Explain the use of the tools of monetary policy in
constructing an expansionary policy and describe under what
economic conditions you think it should be employed? What will the
desired outcomes be?
Answer the same questions with regard to a tight or
contractionary money policy. Which do you feel is more effective an
expansionary or contractionary policies? Explain.
Explain the use of the tools of monetary policy in constructing
an expansionary policy and describe under what economic conditions
you think it should be employed? What will the desired outcomes
be?
Answer the same questions with regard to a tight or
contractionary money policy. Which do you feel is more effective an
expansionary or contractionary policies? Explain.
Monetary Policy: There are two types of Monetary policies:
Expansionary monetary policy and contractionary monetary
policy.
Key-Questions:
1. Explain each of the key terms in not more than one or two
sentences (give formula or examples whichever is applicable):
(a) Overnight rate of interest (b) Bank rate (c) Money
multiplier (d) open market operations.
2. Discuss about the impact of each policy on the supply of
money and inflation with suitable explanation and example.
3. Give a graphical explanation of...
Explain the most recent monetary policy move by the Fed. Is this
expansionary or contractionary policy? Why did the Fed choose to
pursue this policy? What impacts of this policy do you observe? For
best results, look up recent FOMC announcements.
This must be a real-life response regarding the United
States.
7. Monetary policy
a. Explain how and why expansionary monetary policy affects the
nation’s exchange rate.
b. Explain how and why contractionary monetary policy affects
stock prices and the net worth of firms. According to Tobin’s q,
what is the implication for the effect of contractionary policy on
desired investment spending by firms? Explain.
c. According to the credit channel theory of monetary policy
transmission, how does expansionary monetary policy affect adverse
selection problems in credit markets? Explain.