University of Lethbridge — Department of Economics
... 30) The current overnight loans rate is 3 percent, with the Bank of Canada's operating band set at 2.75 to 3.25 percent. If the Bank of Canada lowers their operating band to 2.25 to 2.75 percent, which of the following is one of the reasons the overnight rate will fall to within this new range? A) ...
... 30) The current overnight loans rate is 3 percent, with the Bank of Canada's operating band set at 2.75 to 3.25 percent. If the Bank of Canada lowers their operating band to 2.25 to 2.75 percent, which of the following is one of the reasons the overnight rate will fall to within this new range? A) ...
The Depression of 2008
... depressions have come after real estate booms, and after the peaks. Since the last U.S. real-estate-caused recession and depression occurred in 1990 (output fell during the fourth quarter of 1990 and the first quarter of 1991), adding 18 years brings us to the year 2008. The real estate cycle of 199 ...
... depressions have come after real estate booms, and after the peaks. Since the last U.S. real-estate-caused recession and depression occurred in 1990 (output fell during the fourth quarter of 1990 and the first quarter of 1991), adding 18 years brings us to the year 2008. The real estate cycle of 199 ...
macronotes - Houston H. Stokes Page
... include labor productivity slowdown. Total factor productivity is a general measure of productivity. ...
... include labor productivity slowdown. Total factor productivity is a general measure of productivity. ...
CHAP1.WP (Word5)
... assumes that the real money supply is an exogenous variable determined by the Fed because the Fed directly controls Ms and the price level, P, is assumed to be fixed. The equilibrium interest rate is determined by the intersection of the money-demand curve and the vertical money-supply curve in the ...
... assumes that the real money supply is an exogenous variable determined by the Fed because the Fed directly controls Ms and the price level, P, is assumed to be fixed. The equilibrium interest rate is determined by the intersection of the money-demand curve and the vertical money-supply curve in the ...
Why has inflation in New Zealand been low?
... eroded only gradually. This excess capacity resulted in subdued pressures on the price of productive resources, dampening non-tradables inflation. These subdued pressures have been particularly evident in the labour market, with subdued labour demand resulting in belowaverage employment growth and u ...
... eroded only gradually. This excess capacity resulted in subdued pressures on the price of productive resources, dampening non-tradables inflation. These subdued pressures have been particularly evident in the labour market, with subdued labour demand resulting in belowaverage employment growth and u ...
economics notes
... then the causes of changes (shifts) in output can be predicted. Aggregate demand = consumer goods + capital goods + government purchases + (exports - imports). e = c + i + g + (x - h) Differences are important because different people take the decisions through different motivations. * planned & act ...
... then the causes of changes (shifts) in output can be predicted. Aggregate demand = consumer goods + capital goods + government purchases + (exports - imports). e = c + i + g + (x - h) Differences are important because different people take the decisions through different motivations. * planned & act ...
macroeconomic policy - Faculty of Business and Economics Courses
... First of all, Keynesian Model attempts to explain the determination of Y (GNP) and employment in the short-run in Keynesian Model. Short-run follows from the assumption of price and wage stickiness. In other words, producers do not change prices even when the aggregate demand increases or decreases. ...
... First of all, Keynesian Model attempts to explain the determination of Y (GNP) and employment in the short-run in Keynesian Model. Short-run follows from the assumption of price and wage stickiness. In other words, producers do not change prices even when the aggregate demand increases or decreases. ...
Principles of Macroeconomics, Case/Fair/Oster, 10e
... interest rates are to the health of the economy is the attention paid to Fed actions by the private sector, including prominently the major investment banks. All of the major investment banks employ economists to help them forecast what the Fed will do. These economists have been especially active i ...
... interest rates are to the health of the economy is the attention paid to Fed actions by the private sector, including prominently the major investment banks. All of the major investment banks employ economists to help them forecast what the Fed will do. These economists have been especially active i ...
July Massachusetts
... not surprisingly, results from a variety of factors. First, rates were unusually low in the middle 1970s owing to the first OPEC shock, which lowered investment demand and increased world saving by transferring wealth from the high—consuming developed countries to OPEC. Second. tight money, high inf ...
... not surprisingly, results from a variety of factors. First, rates were unusually low in the middle 1970s owing to the first OPEC shock, which lowered investment demand and increased world saving by transferring wealth from the high—consuming developed countries to OPEC. Second. tight money, high inf ...
Monetary Policy Statement December 2007 Contents
... percent for much of next year. In the medium term, despite ongoing fiscal surpluses, the likelihood of future personal tax cuts adds to the inflation outlook. There are considerable risks around our view. The price effects of the Government’s proposed emissions trading scheme add upside risk to infl ...
... percent for much of next year. In the medium term, despite ongoing fiscal surpluses, the likelihood of future personal tax cuts adds to the inflation outlook. There are considerable risks around our view. The price effects of the Government’s proposed emissions trading scheme add upside risk to infl ...
macro - uc-davis economics
... of production factors (i.e., there can be unemployment and capital underutilization) Short-run frictions prevent full factor utilization in the short-run and distort optimal economic ...
... of production factors (i.e., there can be unemployment and capital underutilization) Short-run frictions prevent full factor utilization in the short-run and distort optimal economic ...
Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand
... If the Fed increases interest rates, households and firms reduce their borrowing, lending, and spending plans, particularly on durable goods. Remember, interest rates are the opportunity cost of consumption and investment spending. ...
... If the Fed increases interest rates, households and firms reduce their borrowing, lending, and spending plans, particularly on durable goods. Remember, interest rates are the opportunity cost of consumption and investment spending. ...
doc format - ALTSEAN Burma
... laundering usually involves breaking large sums of money into smaller denominations. It not only undermines counter money laundering initiatives, but also makes Burma a target country for prospective money launderers. ...
... laundering usually involves breaking large sums of money into smaller denominations. It not only undermines counter money laundering initiatives, but also makes Burma a target country for prospective money launderers. ...
13.2 aggregate demand
... The quantity of real GDP demanded is the total amount of final goods and services produced in the United States that people, businesses, governments, and foreigners plan to buy. This quantity is the sum of the real consumption expenditure (C), investment (I), government expenditure on goods and serv ...
... The quantity of real GDP demanded is the total amount of final goods and services produced in the United States that people, businesses, governments, and foreigners plan to buy. This quantity is the sum of the real consumption expenditure (C), investment (I), government expenditure on goods and serv ...
Monetary Integration, Partisanship, and
... mobility (BCM) world. It does not matter for our argument whether exchange rates are fixed or flexible; the key is that the government enjoys monetary policy autonomy. In the European context this situation characterized the period from the Second World War until about the late 1970s or early 1980s. ...
... mobility (BCM) world. It does not matter for our argument whether exchange rates are fixed or flexible; the key is that the government enjoys monetary policy autonomy. In the European context this situation characterized the period from the Second World War until about the late 1970s or early 1980s. ...