Exports minus imports equal net exports.
a. True
b. False
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QUESTION 2If the Fed buys a 1,000 U.S. government bond from a bank, it pays for it by giving the bank 1,000 in reservesreserves that it simply creates out of thin air.
a. True
b. False
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QUESTION 3The current level of investment depends on the current level of income.
a. True
b. False
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QUESTION 4If the Fed wishes to reduce the money supply, it can sell U.S. government securities to member banks.
a. True
b. False
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QUESTION 5When economists say investment is autonomous, they mean that investment is independent of the level of saving.
a. True
b. False
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QUESTION 6When the Fed buys U.S. government securities from a bank, that bank's excess reserves and total reserves increase, but there is no change in required reserves.
a. True
b. False
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QUESTION 7The main determinants of investment are the interest rates and expected profit.
a. True
b. False
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QUESTION 8Money supply would expand if people chose to hold borrowed funds in cash rather than in checking accounts.
a. True
b. False
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QUESTION 9An economy's investment demand curve shows the inverse relationship between the quantity of investment demanded and the market interest rate, other things held constant.
a. True
b. False
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