Limitations of Monetary Policy
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What can cause the economy to over or underreact to central bank policies?

  • Uncertainty about the effect of a policy (correct)
  • The central bank's ability to control commercial bank deposits
  • Government's reduction of the money supply
  • Economists' disagreement on policy
  • What happens to bond prices when interest rates rise?

  • They become unpredictable
  • They increase
  • They decrease (correct)
  • They remain the same
  • What is a liquidity trap characterized by?

  • High interest rates and high savings rates
  • Low interest rates and low savings rates
  • High interest rates and low savings rates
  • Low interest rates and high savings rates (correct)
  • What can make an expansionary monetary policy ineffective?

    <p>Government's reduction of the money supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of bond market vigilantes?

    <p>To decrease the demand for long-term bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a limitation of monetary policy according to the text?

    <p>Uncertainty about the effect of a policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do consumers choose to avoid purchasing treasury securities in a liquidity trap?

    <p>Because they expect interest rates to soon rise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can central banks not control according to the text?

    <p>Commercial bank deposits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of bond market vigilantes reducing their demand for long-term bonds?

    <p>An increase in bond yields</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might an expansionary monetary policy not always work?

    <p>Because of uncertainty about the effect of a policy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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