Which of the following represent tools that the Central Bank uses to conduct monetary policy? (mark all that are correct)
O Changing the interest rate of households mortgages
O Changing the interest rate paid on excess reserves
O Buying and selling government bonds from/to private banks
O Lending directly to large non-financial corporations
O Lending directly to banks at the discount rate
Using the quantity equation of money describe what would happen to prices and to the real output after an expansionary monetary policy: What would happen in the long run if the money supply increases by 8%? (mark all that are correct) O Price level increases by about 8% O Output increases by about 8% O The growth rate of output will be close to 0% O The growth rate of prices will be close to 0%
