Analysis of the transmission mechanisms of monetary policy provides four basic lessons for a central bank's conduct of monetary policy. Which of the following is NOT one of these lessons?
A) Rising interest rates indicate a tightening of monetary policy, whereas falling interest rates indicate an easing of monetary policy.
B) Monetary policy can be highly effective in reviving a weak economy even if short-term interest rates are already near zero.
C) Avoiding unanticipated fluctuations in the price level is an important objective of monetary policy, thus providing a rationale for price stability as the primary long-run goal for monetary policy.
D) Other asset prices beside those on short-term debt instruments do not contain important information about the stance of monetary policy because they are important elements in various monetary policy transmission mechanisms.
A
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Which one of the following statements is true?
a. Resources flow from the government to households. b. Resources flow from firms to households. c. Taxes flow from firms to the government. d. Resource payments flow from firms to households e. Imports flow from firms to foreign economies.
The term “recession” refers to a
a. period of decline in real GDP over two consecutive quarters. b. fall in the general level of real wages over two consecutive quarters. c. fall in the CPI over two consecutive quarters. d. fall in the rate of increase of real per capita GDP.