In its original role as "lender of last resort" the Fed was supposed to
a. lend money to people in regions without banks.
b. lend money to developing nations.
c. keep the money supply from drying up during financial panics.
d. provide mortgage lending to returning soldiers.
c
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________ increases the size of the money multiplier
A) An open market sale of government securities by the Fed B) An increase in the currency drain ratio C) A reduction in the desired reserve ratio D) An open market purchase of government securities by the Fed E) An increase in the size of open market operations
Suppose we have an economy in which G = 100, t = 0.26, Y = 3800, and YN = 4000. Then t rises to 0.28 as the same time as G rises to 1150. The overall impact of this resettling of the fiscal variables is ________ because ________
A) expansionary, the actual deficit rises B) expansionary, the natural employment deficit falls C) contractionary, the natural employment deficit falls D) contractionary, the natural employment deficit rises E) contractionary, the actual deficit rises