2. Assume the following information for a hypothetical economy in year 1: money supply = $400 billion;

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2. Assume the following information for a hypothetical economy in year 1: money supply = $400 billion; long-term annual growth of potential GDP = 3 percent; velocity = 4. Assume that the banking system initially has no excess reserves and that the reserve requirement is 10 percent. Also suppose that velocity is constant and that the economy initially is operating at its full-employment real output. LO19.1

a. What is the level of nominal GDP in year 1?

b. Suppose the Fed adheres to a monetary rule through openmarket operations. What amount of U.S. securities will it have to sell to, or buy from, banks or the public between years 1 and 2 to meet its monetary rule?

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 9781259915673

21st Edition

Authors: Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue , Sean Flynn

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