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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
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Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
How much would the Fed have had to reduce long-term interest rates to get the same stimulus as President Obama’s $800 billion fiscal stimulus?
(Refer to the formula below.)
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Bernanke’spolicy guide:
1/4 point reduction in long-term interest rate
=
$50 billion fiscal stimulus
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(a)3-point decrease
(b)2-point decrease
(c)4-point decrease
(d)3.5-point decrease
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The following data describe market conditions:
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Money supply (in billions)
$100Â Â
$200Â Â
$300Â Â
$400Â Â
$500Â Â
$600Â Â
$700Â Â Â
Interest rate
8.0Â Â
7.5Â Â
7.0Â Â
6.5Â Â
6.0Â Â
5.5Â Â Â
5.5Â Â Â
Rate of investment (in billions)
$12Â Â
$12Â Â
$15Â Â
$16Â Â
$16.5Â Â
$16.5Â Â
$16.5Â Â Â
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Instructions:Â Enter your responses as a percent rounded to one decimal place.
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(a) At what rate of interest does the liquidity trap emerge?
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%
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(b) At what rate of interest does investment demand become totally inelastic?
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%
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