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1. A liquidity trap occurs at a very flat section of the LM curve. This can be cause by an extreme interest elasticity of money. Which of the following are associated with a liquidity trap?
expansionary monetary policy is ineffective |
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fiscal policy becomes ineffective |
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the expansionary prospects on additional money become limitless |
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inflation becomes a looming problem |
1B. Which of following are determinants of money demand for the Keynesian model? (select all that apply)
transactions demand |
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the interest rate |
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speculative demand |
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futures contracts on commodities |
1C. Keynes believed that the slope of the LM curve was rather and that the slope of the IS was rather . Thus fiscal policy would be an effective remedy for economic downturns.
flat, steep |
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flat, flat |
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steep, flat |
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steep, steep |
1(A) expansionary monetary policy is ineffective
Reason: Horizontal LM implies money demand is completely/ perfect elastic to change in rate of interest i.e. horizontal. Any increase in money supply donot raise the level of income shown through IS-LM.
Fiscal policy is most effective here as increase in government expenditure will shift the IS rightward which means increase in income
1(B)Transaction demand, interest rate and speculative demand
Reason:
1(C) flat,steep
Reason: