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nominal interest rate
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real interest rate + inflation
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money multiplier
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1/required reserve ratio
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the savings of an economy is equal to
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investment spending
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national savings
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private savings + budget balance
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investment spending (open economy) is equal to
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national savings + capital inflow
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investment spending (closed economy)
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national savings
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capital inflow
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the net inflow of funds into a country
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real quantity of money
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nominal money supply/price level
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Shifters of the Money Demand Curve
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changes in aggregate price level, changes in real GDP, changes in technology, changes in institutions
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Velocity of Money
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nominal GDP divided by the nominal quantity of money
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an increase in the money supply leads to
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a decrease in the interest rate
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a decrease in the interest rate leads to
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an increase in consumer and investment spending (Aggregate Demand)
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a decrease in the interest rate causes bond prices to
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increase
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a purchase/sale of bonds by the central bank leads to
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an increase/decrease in the money supply
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a decrease in the discount rate leads to
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an increase in the money supply
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the central bank can buy bonds to ___________ interest rates thus ________ the Federal Funds Rate
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decrease, increasing
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Why might the money supply change be less than the maximum amount?
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either banks may choose to hold more than the required amount in their reserves or people choose not to deposit their money into checking accounts (leakage)
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when the interest rate is below its equilibrium value
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the demand for interest-bearing assets increases and interest rates rise to meet the equilibrium value
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when the interest rate is above its equilibrium value
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the demand for money increases and interest rates lower to meet the equilibrium value