1) What policy rule do monetarists believe the Fed should follow? What are the major assumptions underlying this policy prescription?
2) What average annual inflation rate would a monetarist expect if the Fed maintained a growth rate of M2 = 10% per year for a three year period? (Assume that the monetarist felt that the long run average growth rate of RGDP was 3%)
3) Why would you expect the velocity of circulation of a monetary aggregate such as M1 or M2 to rise during periods of high interest rates and to decline during periods of low interest rates?
4) Suppose that long term interest rates in the economy were increasing due to strong economic growth and demand for loans in the world economy. Meanwhile suppose that the Fed was holding down its federal funds rate target. What would probably be happening to M2 velocity? Explain your answer.
1) What policy rule do monetarists believe the Fed should follow? What are the major assumptions underlying this policy prescription?
2) What average annual inflation rate would a monetarist expect if the Fed maintained a growth rate of M2 = 10% per year for a three year period? (Assume that the monetarist felt that the long run average growth rate of RGDP was 3%)
3) Why would you expect the velocity of circulation of a monetary aggregate such as M1 or M2 to rise during periods of high interest rates and to decline during periods of low interest rates?
4) Suppose that long term interest rates in the economy were increasing due to strong economic growth and demand for loans in the world economy. Meanwhile suppose that the Fed was holding down its federal funds rate target. What would probably be happening to M2 velocity? Explain your answer.
