Go to the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) (fred.stlouisfed.org) and download
Question:
Go to the web site of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) (fred.stlouisfed.org) and download and graph the data series for the value of mutual fund shares owned by households (MFSABSHNO) from the first quarter of 1952 until the most recent quarter available. Go to the web site of the National Bureau of Economic Research (nber.org) and find the dates for business cycle peaks and troughs (the period between a business cycle peak and trough is a recession).
a. Describe how the value of mutual fund shares owned by households moves just before, during, and just after a recession. Is the pattern the same across recessions?
b. What factors can cause the value of mutual fund shares owned by households to change?
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Money Banking And The Financial System
ISBN: 1801
3rd Edition
Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien