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Economics 201 Ch 12
Principles of Economics Ch 12
Question | Answer |
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Monetary Policy | Changes in the money supply to achieve macroeconomic goals. |
Velocity of Money (V) | The average number of times that a dollar in spent annually. |
Velocity of Money (V) = | Nominal GDP / M (M = Money supply) |
M x V = | P x Q (P = Price level)(Q = Real GDP) |
Monetarism | An economic theory based on classical theory, but with some differences from classical monetary theory. |
Monetarism holds that velocity is: | Not constant, but changes in predictable ways. |
Monetarism holds that changes in the money supply and/or in velocity can: | Change AD. |
Monetarism holds that changes in AD will: | Change both price level and Real GDP. |
What are the steps in the Keynesian monetary transmission mechanism? | An increase in the money supply leads to a decrease in interest rates, which leads to an increase in investment, which leads to an increase in Total Expenditures, which leads to an increase in Real GDP. |
What are the reasons why the Keynesian monetary transmission mechanism will fail? | Investment may be interest-insensitive and The liquidity trap. |
The Liquidity Trap | An increase in money supply does not cause a decrease in inerest rates. |
The Monetarist Transmission Mechanism | An increase in the money supply means increased Total Expenditures and Real GDP. A decrease in the money supply means a decreased Total Expenditures and Real GDP. |
Contractionary Monetary Policy | When the economy is in an inflation gap, Real GDP is greater then Natural Real GDP. To close an inflationary gap, the money supply would be decreased. |
Exansionary Monetary Policy | When the economy is in a recessionary gap, Real GDP is less then Natural Real GDP. To close a recessionary gap, the money supply would be increased. |
A Monetary Rule would: | Link money supply growth to Real GDP growth to achieve a stable price level. |