In: Economics
True or False
1. The introduction of intratemporal trading opportunities in an economy in which these opportunities did not previously exist will allow house holds to spend their income in patterns that differ from the pattern in which their income is received.
2. An examination of the historical evolution of media of exchange suggests that innovations in hte form of the medium of exchange are driven by society's desire to reduce the utility costs associated with using an item as a medium of exchange.
3. If gold is the medium of exchange in an economy, discovery of new gold deposits will lead to a reduction in the value or price of gold and to an increase in the general price level as measured by indices such as the consumer price index and GDP deflator.
4. Since falling interest rates encourage current consumption and investment in physical capital, rising bond prices are an unambiguous indicator of good economic times.
1.FALSE
explanation: It is inter temporal that is along the time which gives households opportunity to spend their income in different ways than they recieve not intra temporal.
2.FALSE
explanation: As metals and other goods are limited resources and they do have higher utility cost. As people could use these metals for different purposes but the technological innovations are driven by various other factors as well like Storage and transactions costs e.t.c
3. TRUE
explanation: For this we should use keynesian money market. As gold deposits are found and their price is reduced it effictively means, real money balances are increased i.e., money supply is increased in the society. Once money supply is increased, rate of interst falls this cause increase in aggragate demand (less interest rate will stimulate more investments in the economy) this will cause general price level to rise.
4. FALSE
explanatin: That is true that lowering rate of interest cause growth but this is not always a good sign because a rising growth will also cause inflation and to curb the inflation we should increase the interest rate such that a it would push prices to fall down causing deflation. Even savings are also needed for economy to make necessary government inventions certain times.