An Open-Market Operation Refers to

question 50

Multiple Choice

An open-market operation refers to

• A) changing the money supply by changing taxes.
• B) changing the money supply by changing government spending.
• C) an exchange of money for interest-bearing debt by the monetary authority.
• D) an exchange of domestic money for foreign money by the monetary authority.
• E) seigniorage.

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Definitions:

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