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Chapter 16: Q.20 - Problems (page 369)

Take a look at Figure 16-3. Discuss a policy action that the Trading Desk at Federal Reserve Bank of New York could undertake in order to bring about the increase in aggregate demand displayed in the figure

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The Desk should buy securities in open market operations, to increase Aggregate Demand in the economy.

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01

Aggregate Demand Concept 

Aggregate Demand includes the sum total value of all final commodities & services, which are planned to be bought by all the sectors of an economy.

  • AD is directly related to level of money supply in the economy. Higher money supply means more AD & lower money supply means less AD
02

FOMC Concept 

Federal Open Market Operations are process of buying & selling of government securities in open market. It is used as a monetary (quantitative) tool for regulating Aggregate Demand

  • Central bank prefers to buy securities (giving commercial banks & public cash) - to increase money supply, AD in the economy.
  • Central bank attempts selling securities (getting cash from commercial banks & public) - to decrease money supply, AD in economy

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Most popular questions from this chapter

Suppose that the economy currently is in long-run equilibrium. Explain the short- and long-run adjustments that will take place in an aggregate demand-aggregate supply diagram if the Fed expands the quantity of money in circulation.

What do you suppose might be gained-and by whom-if the Fed were to follow an easily understood rule as a guide for conducting monetary policy? Explain.

What do you think might be lost-and by whom - if the Fed were to follow an easily understood rule as a guide for conducting monetary policy? Explain.

Suppose that each 0.1percentage point decrease in the equilibrium interest rate induces a \(10billion increase in real planned investment spending by businesses. In addition, the investment multiplier is equal to 5, and the money multiplier is equal to 4. Furthermore, every \)20billion increase in money supply brings about 0.1percentage point reduction in the equilibrium interest rate. Use this information to answer the following questions under the assumption that all other things are equal.

a. How much must real planned investment increase if the Federal Reserve desires to bring about a $100billion increase in equilibrium real GDP ?

b. How much must he money supply change for the Fed to induce the change in real planned investment calculated in part (a) ?

c. What dollar amount of open market operations must the Fed undertake to bring about the money supply change calculated in part (b) ?

You learned in an earlier chapter that if there is an inflationary gap in the short run, then in the long run a new equilibrium arises when input prices and expectations adjust upward, causing the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift upward and to the left and pushing equilibrium real GDP per year back to its long-run value. In this chapter, however, you learned that the Federal Reserve can eliminate an inflationary gap in the short run by undertaking a policy action that reduces aggregate demand.

a. Propose one monetary policy action that could eliminate an inflationary gap in the short run.

b. In what way might society gain if the Fed implements the policy you have proposed instead of simply permitting long-run adjustments to take place?
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