Quantitative Easing Refers To

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Multiple Choice

Quantitative easing refers to:

• A)the selling of bonds to the private sector by a country's central bank in order to ease the money supply.
• B)the purchasing of private sector assets by a country's central bank in order to provide liquidity to the financial system.
• C)the selling of bonds by a country's central bank to the private sector in order to provide liquidity.
• D)the purchasing of private sector assets by a country's central bank in order to tighten liquidity.

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Definitions:

Correlational Method

A research methodology that examines the relationship between two or more variables to determine if a correlation exists.

Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested, which is contrasted with a control group that does not receive the experimental treatment.

Independent Variable

An element or factor in an experiment that is deliberately manipulated to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is being tested and measured, expected to change as a result of manipulations to the independent variable.