In: Economics
Question #1
1. Assume a country’s economy is currently in recession.
(c) Draw a correctly labeled graph of the money market, and
show
the impact of the central bank’s action of purchasing securities on
the
nominal interest rate.
(e) Assume there is an increase in business confidence as a result
of
the central bank’s action.
(i) What will happen to the demand for capital goods?
(ii) Draw a correctly labeled graph of the loanable funds
market, and show the effect of the change identified in part (e)(i)
on
the real interest rate.
(f) Given your answer to part (e), what is the effect on potential
real
output in the long run? Explain.
1. Assume a country’s economy is currently in recession.
(c) Below is the graph of money market. Now the central bank has decided to purchase securities in the open
market. This is likely to shift the money supply curve to the right and the rate of interest is likely to fall.
(e) Now with the reduction in the nominal interest rate, there is
an increase in business confidence as a result
of the central bank’s action.
(i) This will increase the demand for capital goods and so investment spending would increase.
(ii) In the loanable funds market, there is an increase in the demand for loanable funds so that demand curve
shifts to the right and there is an increase in the real interest rate.
(f) In the long run, nominal interest rate would increase so that real interest rate would reach to its long run
level. There is no change in potential GDP in the long run.