"Monetary Policy Can Be Described Either in Terms of the Money

question 51

Multiple Choice

"Monetary policy can be described either in terms of the money supply or in terms of the interest rate." This statement amounts to the assertion that

• A)shifts of the money-supply curve cannot occur if the Federal Reserve decides to target an interest rate.
• B)the aggregate-demand curve will not shift in response to Federal Reserve actions if the Fed decides to target an interest rate.
• C)changes in monetary policy aimed at contracting aggregate demand can be described either as decreasing the money supply or as raising the interest rate.
• D)the activities of the Federal Reserve's bond traders are irrelevant if the Federal Reserve decides to target an interest rate.

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Definitions:

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they are accessible to all members of a society and one individual's consumption does not reduce availability to others.

Subsidize

The act of providing financial assistance to individuals, businesses, or industries to support or promote economic activities.

Basic Research

Fundamental scientific research aimed at increasing understanding and knowledge, without specific immediate commercial applications.

Free-Rider Problem

A situation in which individuals consume more than their fair share of a public resource, or shoulder less than a fair share of the costs of its production, because they are not charged for their usage.