Chapter 15 Monetary Policy
I. The
Demand for Money |
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Lecture Notes
I.
The Demand for Money
is Dm= Dt + Da
b. Refinancing existing debt at lower interest rates by
individuals,
c. Lower interest rates also decrease the international value of 2. Higher interest rates have an opposite affect
3. Currency Exchange Rates and Economic Activity
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First Powell Tackles Coronavirus-19
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Powell Reverses Course, Tackles Inflation 6/22
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II.
Monetary Policy
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Monetary policy is the regulation of the money supply to affect interest
rates, economic activity, with the
objective of |
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2. Qualitative controls affect the actions of market participants.
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III.. Effectiveness of Monetary Policy
A. Strengths B. Weaknesses 1. Easy money has not worked well with substantial downturns. a. In the early 1900's, it didn't stop a recession. b. In early 80's cost was very high unemployment. c. Low profit expectations by business and fears over possible employment loss by workers make lower interest rates ineffective. d. Interest rate cuts in 2001 were not able to stop a recession as borrowing as indicated by velocity slowed.
2. Bank deregulation has made commercial banks a less
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Summary
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C. Adjusting to the Covid Shutdown Give Money Away
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Implementing Monetary Policy F. General Reading a. The Brave New World of Monetary Policy SF FED explains policy change resulting from the Great Recession 6/6/12 b. The Post Keynesian View-of Monetary Policy 12/10/15 c. Are The Effects Of Monetary Policy Asymmetric? Richman Fed 3/12/17 I
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Hope FED Prints the Correct Amount In the 1970's the World Began Competing
With US.
Quantitative Easing In Focus:
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Real Rates Been Negative Many Times.
ECB Responded More Slowly
Than FED
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Treasury Using the FED Took on the Additional Debt
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Wall Street's Brightest Minds Reveal the Most Important Charts in the World
It Has Been a While
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Competition For Funds Will Be Intense |
Will Inflation Follow
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