Everything else held constant, in the market for reserves, when the federal funds rate is 3%, increasing the interest rate paid on excess reserves from 1% to 2%

A) lowers the federal funds rate.
B) raises the federal funds rate.
C) has no effect on the federal funds rate.
D) has an indeterminate effect on the federal funds rate.

C

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a. no monetary policy constraints in the long run. b. no monetary policy constraints in the short run. c. no monetary policy constraints in the long run and the short run. d. monetary policy constraints in the long run and the short run

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Greater labor force participation for households at higher real wage rate is one reason that

A) the demand for labor curve is upward sloping. B) the demand for labor curve is downward sloping. C) the supply of labor curve is upward sloping. D) the supply of labor curve is downward sloping.

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