In Response to the Financial Crisis of 2007 and the Ensuing

question 273

Multiple Choice

In response to the financial crisis of 2007 and the ensuing recession, the Fed announced three rounds of "quantitative easing," where the Fed purchased billions of dollars of securities. What impact would quantitative easing have on the monetary base?

• A) The monetary base would increase.
• B) The monetary base would decrease.
• C) The monetary base would not change.
• D) While the monetary base would change, it is impossible to predict in which direction.

Understand the cross-price elasticity of demand and its implications for substitute and complementary goods.

Grasp the income elasticity of demand and how it reflects consumer responses to income changes.

Analyze the effects of government interventions, such as price ceilings, on market equilibrium.

Understand the phenomena of supply and demand in niche markets and secondary markets.

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Definitions:

Confidentiality

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Self-esteem

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