The discount window is
A) another name for the discount rate.
B) the means by which the Fed makes discount loans to banks.
C) the spread between the discount rate and the T-bill rate.
D) the period each month during which banks are allowed to apply for discount loans.
B
You might also like to view...
Economists believe that individuals respond in a predictable way to changes in costs and benefits. The term that best describes this belief is
a. opportunity cost b. demand c. supply d. scarcity e. rational behavior
At the most basic level, the distinguishing characteristic of government that makes it different from private firms is its ability to
a. use coercive force against adults to modify their behavior or force them to pay for a good or service. b. direct resources in a manner that serves the public interest rather than the private interest of individuals. c. produce goods and services that people value. d. escape the constraints imposed by scarcity.