Real Money Balances

question 117

Multiple Choice

Real money balances

• A)refer to the amounts of nominal money that individuals hold.
• B)are computed by deflating nominal money assets by the average price level.
• C)refer to the amounts of American money that an individual holds relative to gold or foreign currencies.
• D)are measured by currency holdings rather than holdings in checking accounts.
• E)are identical to nominal money balances in the long run.

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Definitions:

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