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During a credit crunch, which of the following is true?

A. Increase in funds available to borrow
B. Decrease in interest rates
C. Increase in mortgage interest rates
Decrease in government money controls

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How does conventional monetary policy, which in the US means injecting cash into the economy by the Federal Reserve by buying bonds from the market, usually stimulate the economy?

A. By increasing the interest rates, thus giving people an incentive to save more through a higher rate of return on their savings
By lowering the debts of the private sector and allowing them to spend more
C. By lowering interest rates, thus giving an incentive for businesses to invest and consumers to borrow and spend
D. By increasing the price of government bonds which improves the currency and the nation's international competitiveness

George B. is disgusted with the way things have been going in the economy. Like many of his friends, he has been out of work for some months and has all but given up looking for work as a machinist. With his savings virtually depleted and unemployment benefits about to run out, he feels he’ll have little choice but to take whatever job he can get, whether he is able to use his skills or not. “Prices keep going up, up, up,” he sighs. “Everything costs more every time you go to the store—and still you can’t get work. Where are we supposed to get the money to pay for it all?” The situation George is describing in this scenario can BEST be termed:

A. Stagflation.
B. Inflationary gap.
C. Recession.
Demand-pull inflation.

From through , A period when experienced a period of economic stagnation and price deflation and suffered from both a credit crunch and a liquidity trap.

A. 1971-1981; Argentina
B. 1981-1991; Japan
C. 1991-2001 Russia
D. 2001-2011; Thailand

is an economic scenario in which households and investors sit on cash; either in short-term accounts or literally as cash on hand.

A liquidity trap
B. Inflation
Crunch credit
D. Recession

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