Other Things Constant, Which of the Following Would Cause the M2

question 188

Multiple Choice

Other things constant, which of the following would cause the M2 money supply to decline?

• A) an increase in the quantity of U.S. currency held overseas
• B) a shift of funds from interest-earning checking accounts to money market mutual funds
• C) a reduction in the general public's holdings of currency outside of banks because debit cards have become more popular and widely accepted
• D) a shift of funds from money market mutual funds into stock and bond mutual funds because the fees to invest in the latter have declined

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Definitions:

P-value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the results actually observed, under the assumption that the null hypothesis is correct.

Significant

Indicating a statistically meaningful relationship or difference in data, often determined by achieving a p-value below a predefined threshold.

Least Squares Regression

A statistical method used to determine the line of best fit by minimizing the sum of squares of the residuals.

Residual

The difference between an observed value and the predicted value in a statistical model.