Which of the Following Would Provide the Most Accurate Description

question 203

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would provide the most accurate description of events when monetary authorities increase the size of chartered banks' excess reserves?

• A)A fall in interest rates decreases the money supply, causing an increase in investment spending, output, and employment.
• B)A rise in interest rates increases the money supply, causing a decrease in investment spending, output, and employment.
• C)The money supply is decreased, which increases the interest rate, and causes investment spending, output, and employment to decrease.
• D)The money supply is increased, which decreases the interest rate, and causes investment spending, output, and employment to increase.

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Definitions:

Hypothesis

a proposed explanation for a phenomenon, made as a starting point for further investigation, which can be tested through experimentation or observation.

Accomplices

Individuals who knowingly and voluntarily participate in the commission of a crime or act, aiding the primary actors.

Quasi-Experimental

A research design that closely resembles an experimental study but lacks the element of random assignment to treatment or control groups, making it less able to definitively establish cause-and-effect relationships.

Random Assignment

Procedure whereby each study participant has an equal chance of being in each treatment group.