Suppose the Bank of Canada Increases Its Target for the Overnight

question 28

Multiple Choice

Suppose the Bank of Canada increases its target for the overnight interest rate by 0.25 percentage points.In this situation,the Bank will likely need to accommodate the resulting change in the demand for money by

• A)increasing the supply of money by buying government securities on the open market.
• B)increasing the supply of money by selling government securities on the open market.
• C)decreasing the supply of money by buying government securities on the open market.
• D)decreasing the supply of money by selling government securities on the open market.
• E)maintaining the current supply of money which will increase the effectiveness of the change in the overnight interest rate.

Describe the aim of social science research.

Apply critical thinking skills such as analysis, evaluation, and interpretation to social phenomena.

Recognize the self-corrective nature of social science and the importance of independent replication and evaluation.

Understand the role of empirical reasoning in social science inquiry.