An increase in an asset's expected return relative to that of an alternative asset, holding everything else constant, ________ the quantity demanded of the asset

The original goal of the Fed's founders was to prevent the

a. supply of money from increasing too rapidly. b. supply of money from decreasing during downturns. c. possibility of hyperinflation. d. possibility of interest rates falling too rapidly.

Under the gold standard,

a. no nation had control of its domestic monetary policy, and therefore no nation could control its aggregate demand. b. the world's commerce was at the mercy of gold discoveries. c. discoveries of gold meant higher prices in the long run and higher real economic activity in the short run. d. All of the above are correct.