Midterm 3/4 Flashcards
how does an increase in the money supply affect interest rate?
causes interest rate to decrease
how does a decrease in interest rate affect capital?
causes capital outflow
how does capital outflow affect value of currency?
causes it to depreciate
how does currency depreciation affect spot rate?
causes it to increase
examples of expansionary monetary policy
buying bonds and exchanging for currency
who enacts monetary policy
central banks
examples of contractionary monetary policy
buying currency and selling bonds
examples of expansionary fiscal policy
increase government spending and tax cuts
who enacts fiscal policy
government
examples of contractionary fiscal policy
decrease government spending and increase taxes
what happens to the money supply under monetary expansion? (floating exchange rate)
money supply increases
what happens to the interest rate under monetary expansion? (floating exchange rate)
interest rate decreases
what happens to the exchange rate under monetary expansion? (floating exchange rate)
exchange rate increases
what happens to the currency value under monetary expansion? (floating exchange rate)
currency depreciates
what happens to capital under monetary expansion? (floating exchange rate)
capital outflow
what happens to the trade balance/current account under monetary expansion? (floating exchange rate)
trade surplus
what happens to the money supply under monetary contraction? (floating exchange rate)
money supply decreases
what happens to the interest rate under monetary contraction? (floating exchange rate)
interest rate increases
what happens to the exchange rate under monetary contraction? (floating exchange rate)
exchange rate decreases
what happens to the currency value under monetary contraction? (floating exchange rate)
currency appreciates
what happens to capital under monetary contraction? (floating exchange rate)
capital inflow
what happens to the trade balance/current account under monetary contraction? (floating exchange rate)
trade deficit
what happens to income under fiscal expansion? (floating exchange rate)
income increases
what happens to the money supply under fiscal expansion? (floating exchange rate)
money supply increases