The Federal Reserve System's Four Monetary Policy Goals Are

question 34

Multiple Choice

The Federal Reserve System's four monetary policy goals are

• A)low government budget deficits,low current account deficits,high employment,and a high foreign exchange value of the dollar.
• B)low rate of bank failures,high reserve ratios,price stability,and economic growth.
• C)price stability,high employment,economic growth,and stability of financial markets and institutions.
• D)price stability,low government budget deficits,low current account deficits,and low rate of bank failures.

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Definitions:

Oligopolistic Market

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Regional Monopoly

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Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

A measure of market concentration that squares and then sums the market shares of all firms within an industry, indicating the level of competition.

Game Theory

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