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Intermediation Failure Practice Questions
1. If savers don’t feel safe putting their money in banks or buying bonds, which of the following best summarizes what’s happening in the market for loanable funds?
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a. Supply of savings falls and the interest rate falls.
b. Supply of savings falls and the interest rate rises.
c. Demand for savings falls and the interest rate falls.
d. Demand for savings falls and the interest rate rises.
2. When governments outlaw high interest rates and the ceiling is binding, what likely happens to the total amount of money borrowed?
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a. It rises because borrowers are protected against high interest rates.
b. It falls because savers aren’t willing to lend as much money at this lower interest rate.
3. If financial intermediation breaks down, what category of GDP will probably fall the most:
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a. Consumption.
b. Investment.
c. Government purchases.
d. Net exports.
4. During the Great Depression banking panics led people to pull their money from the banking system. Which of the following would NOT be an effect of a banking panic?
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a. Reduced investment
b. Fewer loans
c. Firms having difficulty paying wages on time
d. Greater savings
5. The purpose of the FDIC is to
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a. Monitor the safety of the food system.
b. Insure that the deposits of the Federal government are safe.
c. Insure bank deposits to prevent widespread panics.
d. Tax banks to help fund the federal government.
6. On Oct. 3, 2008 the FDIC temporarily raised the insured amount on a bank account from $100,000 to $250,000 (since made permanent). Why did the FDIC raise the insured amount at this time?
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a. A run was developing at investment banks and the FDIC wanted to make sure that the panic didn't extend to commercial banks.
b. The FDIC wanted to give banks a bonus.
c. The FDIC had extra money in its insurance fund.
d. Inflation had increased the size of nominal bank account holdings and increases like this are needed periodically to keep real insured amounts the same.
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What Is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
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Nominal vs. Real GDP
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Real GDP Per Capita and the Standard of Living
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Splitting GDP
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The Wealth of Nations and Economic Growth
Basic Facts of Wealth
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Growth Rates Are Crucial
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Growth Miracles and Growth Disasters
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The Importance of Institutions
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Geography and Economic Growth
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The Puzzle of Growth
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Growth, Capital Accumulation, and the Economics of Ideas
Introduction to the Solow Model
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Physical Capital and Diminishing Returns
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The Solow Model and the Steady State
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Office Hours: The Solow Model
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Human Capital and Conditional Convergence
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The Solow Model and Ideas
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The Economics of Ideas
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Patents, Prizes, and Subsidies
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The Idea Equation
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TED Talk: How Ideas Trump Crises
Savings, Investment, and the Financial System
Saving and Borrowing
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Office Hours: The Bond Market
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Four Reasons Financial Intermediaries Fail
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The Great Recession
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Personal Finance
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Taxing Work
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Measuring Inflation
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Quantity Theory of Money
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Causes of Inflation
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Costs of Inflation: Price Confusion and Money Illusion
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Understanding the Great Depression
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Monetary Policy and the Fed
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The U.S. Money Supplies
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The Money Multiplier
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The Federal Reserve as Lender of Last Resort
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Monetary Policy: The Best Case Scenario
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Monetary Policy: The Negative Real Shock Dilemma
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When the Fed Does Too Much
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Introduction to Fiscal Policy
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Fiscal Policy: The Best Case Scenario
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The Limits of Fiscal Policy
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The Dangers of Fiscal Policy
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Fiscal Policy and Crowding Out
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