Question 1

If credit card companies imposed a per purchase charge for using their cards,

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A)  money balances would fall, and the velocity of money would rise.
B)  money balances would rise, and the velocity of money would fall.
C)  both money balances and the velocity of money would fall.
D)  both money balances and the velocity of money would rise.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Friedman's expression for the demand for real balances is

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A)  M/P = L(Y, i - iM, πe - iM) .
B)  M/P = L(Y, i) .
C)  M/P = L(Y, iM - i, πe - iM) .
D)  M/P = L(Y, i - iM, iM - πe) .E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

An important distinction between Friedman's and Keynes' view of money demand was that

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A)  Friedman thought that interest rates had a larger effect than Keynes.
B)  Friedman thought that interest rates had a smaller effect than Keynes.
C)  Keynes emphasized the effect of expected average lifetime income.
D)  Friedman assumed the return on money was zero.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The tendency of individuals to hold money to pay for unexpected transactions is known as

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A)  speculative motive.
B)  precautionary motive.
C)  conditional motive.
D)  Keynesian motive.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

The correct expression for the equation of exchange is

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A)  PV = MY.
B)  VY = MP.
C)  MV = PY.
D)  M/P = VY.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Most of the collapse in M2 growth during the early 1990s can be explained by

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A)  high inflation rates.
B)  the drop in the amount of small time deposits.
C)  a movement out of currency and into checking account deposits.
D)  a movement out of checking account deposits and into currency.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following central banks continues to emphasize the growth of the money supply in its conduct of monetary policy?

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A)  The Fed
B)  ECB
C)  Both the Fed and ECB
D)  Neither the Fed nor the ECBE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Real money balances equal

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A)  MP.
B)  M/P.
C)  P/M.
D)  nominal money balances.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

According to Irving Fisher, the demand for real money balances should

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A)  be constant.
B)  equal the reciprocal of velocity.
C)  be proportional to the level of real transactions.
D)  equal the price level multiplied by the volume of real transactions.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Holding everything else constant, the increased use of credit cards in recent years probably

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A)  increased M1 velocity.
B)  decreased M1 velocity.
C)  did not affect M1 velocity.
D)  caused nominal balances to rise more slowly than real balances.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Keynes referred to the effect of portfolio allocation decisions on the demand for money as the

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A)  interest motive.
B)  transactions motive.
C)  precautionary motive.
D)  speculative motive.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The equation of exchange is an identity because

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A)  it has been shown empirically to hold in many different times and places.
B)  it defines the money supply to be equal to currency plus checkable deposits.
C)  of the way velocity is defined.
D)  the price level is assumed to be constant.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

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A)  The demand for real balances increases more than proportionately with real income.
B)  The demand for real balances increases less than proportionately with real income.
C)  The demand for real balances decreases as real income increases.
D)  The demand for real balances is unaffected by changes in real income.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In the Baumol-Tobin view, an increase in interest rates will cause individuals to hold

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A)  larger money balances, and velocity will increase.
B)  larger money balances, and velocity will decrease.
C)  smaller money balances, and velocity will increase.
D)  smaller money balances, and velocity will decrease.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Transactions velocity

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A)  was rejected by Irving Fisher as the correct definition of velocity in the quantity theory of money demand.
B)  is much smaller than the value of velocity obtained from dividing GDP by the money stock.
C)  is much smaller than the value of velocity obtained from dividing the money stock by GDP.
D)  is much larger than the value of velocity obtained from dividing GDP by the money stock.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

In order to convert the equation of exchange into a theory of money demand, we need to rewrite it as

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A)  V = PY/M.
B)  M/P = (1/V) Y.
C)  M = PY/V.
D)  P/M = V/Y.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

The premise of the quantity theory of money demand is

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A)  only gold and silver coins have value.
B)  it is only the quantity of money, and not its quality, that counts.
C)  the most obvious reason that households and businesses demand money is for use in making transactions.
D)  the store of value function of money is more important than the medium of exchange function of money.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Divisa aggregates

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A)  are another name for weighted aggregates.
B)  differ from weighted aggregates in that they do not include components of M1.
C)  weight the inflation rate, as well as monetary aggregates.
D)  provide a poor fit when estimating money demand equations.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

People use money primarily

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A)  to carry out transactions.
B)  as a measure of their income.
C)  as a measure of their wealth.
D)  as an asset in their portfolios.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The liquidity preference theory was developed by

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A)  James Tobin.
B)  Milton Friedman.
C)  John Maynard Keynes.
D)  William Baumol.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 23: The Demand for Money

Which of the following central banks continues to emphasize the growth of the money supply in its conduct of monetary policy?

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Holding everything else constant, the increased use of credit cards in recent years probably

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In order to convert the equation of exchange into a theory of money demand, we need to rewrite it as

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If credit card companies imposed a per purchase charge for using their cards,

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Real money balances equal

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Friedman's expression for the demand for real balances is

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Which of the following is true?

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In the Baumol-Tobin view, an increase in interest rates will cause individuals to hold

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Keynes referred to the effect of portfolio allocation decisions on the demand for money as the

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The correct expression for the equation of exchange is

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Transactions velocity

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The premise of the quantity theory of money demand is

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The equation of exchange is an identity because

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Most of the collapse in M2 growth during the early 1990s can be explained by

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The liquidity preference theory was developed by

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The tendency of individuals to hold money to pay for unexpected transactions is known as

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People use money primarily

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Divisa aggregates

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