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Which of the following best describes the Keynesian monetary transmission mechanism?
A.
An increase in the money supply causes a decrease in the interest rate, which shifts the investment function and the aggregate demand curve rightward.
B.
An increase in the money supply causes a decrease in the interest rate, which increases the amount of investment and shifts the aggregate demand curve leftward.
C.
An increase in the money supply causes a decrease in the interest rate, which shifts the investment function and causes a movement along the aggregate demand curve.
D.
An increase in the money supply causes a decrease in the interest rate, which increases the amount of investment and shifts the aggregate demand curve rightward.
Ans.-(D)
Under transmission mechanism, an increase in the money supply will lower the interest rate which in turn increases investment spending, and therefore shift AD curve to the right.