Which of the following monetary policy tools was introduced in 2008?
A. The discount rate.
B. The federal funds rate.
C. Open-market operations.
D. Interest on reserves held at the Fed.
D. Interest on reserves held at the Fed.
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Refer to Figure 6.1. Suppose the economy is originally in steady state at k*1. If the saving rate increases from s1 to s2, the capital-labor ratio will begin to ________, and real GDP per worker will ________
A) rise; rise B) rise, fall C) fall, fall D) fall; rise
Suppose that the government collected taxes in the following fashion: people who earn less than $50,000 pay 25 percent in taxes, people who earn between $50,000 and $100,000 pay 35 percent in taxes, people who earn between $100,000 and $200,000 pay 30 percent in taxes, and people who earn more than $200,000 pay 28 percent in taxes. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The tax system is proportional for income levels less than $50,000 and regressive for income levels above $50,000. b. The tax system is regressive for income levels less than $100,000 and progressive for income levels above $100,000. c. The tax system is progressive for income levels less than $100,000 and regressive for income levels above $100,000. d. The tax system is progressive for income levels less than $50,000 and proportional for income levels above $100,000.