Under the Assumptions of the Fisher Effect and Monetary Neutrality,if

question 140

Multiple Choice

Under the assumptions of the Fisher effect and monetary neutrality,if the money supply growth rate falls,then

• A)both the nominal and the real interest rate fall.
• B)neither the nominal nor the real interest rate fall.
• C)the nominal interest rate falls,but the real interest rate does not.
• D)the real interest rate falls,but the nominal interest rate does not.

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Definitions:

Economic Efficiency

A state where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the production of goods and services at the lowest cost.

Competitive Market Economy

An economic system where numerous buyers and sellers interact in the marketplace, with competition determining the price and quantity of goods and services.

Self-interest

The pursuit of personal gain or advantage, whether economic, psychological, or physical.

Command System

A method of organizing an economy in which property resources are publicly owned and government uses central economic planning to direct and coordinate economic activities; socialism; communism. Compare with market system.