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C h a p t e r
8 MONEY, THE PRICE
LEVEL, AND
INFLATION**
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* This is Chapter 25 in Economics.
© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.
124 CHAPTER 8
The Federal Reserve has three policy tools: required reserve ratio, last resort loans, and open
market operations.
4. What is the Federal Open Market Committee and what are its main functions?
The Federal Open market Committee (FOMC) is the main policy-making group within the
Federal Reserve System. It decides upon the nation’s monetary policy as conducted through
open market operations. The FOMC meets approximately once every six weeks.
5. How does an open market operation change the monetary base?
The monetary base is the sum of coins, Federal Reserve notes, and depository institution
deposits at the Federal Reserve, that is, banks’ reserves. When the Federal Reserve conducts an
open market operation, it either buys securities and pays for them with newly created reserves
or it sells securities and is paid with reserves held by banks. In both cases the monetary base
changes. In the first case, when the Fed buys securities, the monetary base increases. In the
second case, when the Fed sells securities, the monetary base decreases.
an increase in the demand for money to finance the transactions. And, financial innovations that
make it less costly to get by with less money on hand decrease the demand for money.
2. Show the effects of a change in the nominal interest rate and a change in real GDP using the
demand for money curve.
An increase in the nominal interest rate
decreases the quantity of real money
demanded. The slope of the demand for money
curve shows how the quantity of real money
demanded depends on the nominal interest
rate. As illustrated in Figure 8.1, a decrease in
the nominal interest rate results in a movement
downward along the demand for money curve.
A change in real GDP changes the demand for
money. An increase in real GDP increases the
demand for money and shifts the demand for
curve for real money rightward from MD0 to
MD1, as shown in Figure 8.2.
restore the amount of money they hold to equality with the quantity demanded, people use the
surplus in the loanable funds market to buy bonds. The price of a bond rises which means that
the interest rate on the bond falls. When the Federal Reserve decreases the supply of money, the
reverse occurs: At the initial interest rate people have less money than the quantity they demand
so they sell bonds in the loanable funds market to acquire more money. Selling bonds lowers
their price which raises the interest rate.
5. How does a change the supply of money change the interest rate in the long run?
In the long run a change in the supply of money does not change the interest rate. For example,
suppose the Federal Reserve increases the supply of money (the effects from a decrease in the
supply of money are the reverse of an increase). In the short run the nominal interest rate and
the real interest rate fall. Both households and firms increase their demand for goods. The
resulting shortages force prices higher and therefore the price level rises. As the price level rises,
the quantity of real money decreases, which raises the nominal interest rate and real interest
rate. The rise in the interest rate decreases the demand for goods. Eventually the price level rises
so that the quantity of real money equals the initial amount. At this point, the nominal interest
rate and real interest rate have risen to equal their initial values so there is no long-run effect on
the interest rate from a change in the supply of money.
9. The FOMC sells $20 million securities to Wells Fargo. Enter the transactions that take place
to show the changes in the following balance sheets.
The first balance sheet to the right shows Federal Reserve Bank of New York
the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve
Assets Liabilities
Bank of New York. The Fed’s assets
(millions) (millions)
decrease by $20 million because the Fed
now has $20 million less securities. The Securities Wells Fargo reserve deposit
Fed’s liabilities also decrease by $20 −$20 −$20
million because Wells Fargo pays for its
purchases using the reserves that it has on deposit at the Fed.
The second balance sheet to the right shows the
Wells Fargo
balance sheet of Wells Fargo Bank. Wells Fargo
gains assets in the form of securities of $20 Assets Liabilities
million. Simultaneously it also losses reserve (millions) (millions)
deposit assets of $20 million because it pays for Securities +$20
the government securities using its reserve Reserve deposit
deposits at the Fed. −$20
10. The commercial banks in Zap have:
Reserves $250 million
Loans $1,000 million
Deposits $2,000 million
Total assets $2,500 million
If the banks hold no excess reserves, calculate their desired reserve ratio.
The banks’ desired reserves equal their reserves, $250 million, divided by their deposits, $2,000
million, which is 12.5 percent.
Use the following information to work Problems 11 and 12.
In the economy of Nocoin, banks have deposits of $300 billion. Their reserves are $15 billion, two
thirds of which is in deposits with the central bank. Households and firms hold $30 billion in bank
notes. There are no coins!
11. Calculate the monetary base and the quantity of money.
The monetary base is $45 billion. The monetary base is the sum of the central bank’s notes,
banks’ deposits at the central bank, and coins held by households, firms, and banks. There are
$30 billion in notes held by households and firms, banks’ deposits at the central bank are $10
billion (2/3 of $15 billion), the banks hold other reserves of $5 billion (which are notes), and
there are no coins. The monetary base is $45 billion.
The quantity of money is $330 billion. In Nocoin, deposits are $300 billion and currency is $30
billion, so the quantity of money is $330 billion.
12. Calculate the banks’ desired reserve ratio and the currency drain ratio (as percentages).
The banks’ reserve ratio is 5 percent. The banks’ reserve ratio is the percent of deposits that is
held as reserves. In Nocoin, deposits are $300 billion and reserves are $15 billion, so the reserve
ratio equals ($15 billion/$300 billion) 100, which is 5 percent.
The currency drain is 10 percent. The currency drain is the ratio of currency to deposits. In
Nocoin, currency is $30 billion and deposits are $300 billion, so the currency drain equals ($30
billion/$300 billion) 100, which is 10 percent.
17. Quantecon is a country in which the quantity theory of money operates. In year 1, the
economy is at full employment and real GDP is $400 million, the GDP deflator is 200 (a
price level is 2), and the velocity of circulation is 20. In year 2, the quantity of money
increases by 20 percent. Calculate the quantity of money, the GDP deflator, real GDP, and
the velocity of circulation in year 2.
The quantity of money in year 1 is $40 million. Because the equation of exchange tells us that MV
= PY, we know that M = PY/V. Then, with P = 2.0, Y = $400 million, and V = 20, M = $40 million.
Then in year 2 the quantity of money is $48 million because money grows by 20 percent, which
is $8 million. The GDP deflator is 240. Because the quantity theory of money holds and because
the factors that influence real GDP have not changed, the GDP deflator rises by the same
percentage as the increase in the quantity of money, which is 20 percent. Real GDP is $400 million
because it remains equal to potential GDP (the quantity of GDP produced at full employment).
The velocity of circulation is 20. Because the factors that influence velocity have not changed,
velocity is unchanged.
18. In Problem 11, the banks have no excess reserves. Suppose that the Bank of Nocoin, the
central bank, increases bank reserves by $0.5 billion.
a. What happens to the quantity of money?
The quantity of money increases by $3.67 billion. The quantity of money increases by the change
in the monetary base multiplied by the money multiplier. The money multiplier is 7.33 (see part
c), so when the monetary base increases by $0.5 billion, the quantity of money increases by
$3.67 billion.
b. Explain why the change in the quantity of money is not equal to the change in the
monetary base.
The change in the quantity of money is not equal to the change in the monetary base because of
the multiplier effect. The open market operation increases bank reserves and creates excess
reserves, which banks use to make new loans. New loans are used to make payments and some
of these loans are placed on deposit in banks. The increase in bank deposits increases banks’
reserves and increases desired reserves. But the banks now have excess reserves which they
loan out and the process repeats until excess reserves have been eliminated.
c. Calculate the money multiplier.
The money multiplier is 7.33. The money multiplier is equal to (1 + C/D)/(R/D + C/D), where
C/D is the currency drain ratio and R/D is the banks’ reserve ratio. From the problem, C/D = 0.1
and R/D = 0.05, so the money multiplier equals (1 + 0.1)/(0.1 + 0.05), which equals 7.33.
19. In Problem 11, the banks have no excess reserves. Suppose that the Bank of Nocoin, the
central bank, decreases bank reserves by $0.5 billion.
a. Calculate the money multiplier.
The money multiplier is 7.33. The money multiplier is equal to (1 + C/D)/(R/D + C/D), where
C/D is the currency drain ratio and R/D is the banks’ reserve ratio. From the problem, C/D = 0.1
and R/D = 0.05, so the money multiplier equals (1 + 0.1)/(0.1 + 0.05), which equals 7.33.
b. What happens to the quantity of money, deposits, and currency?
The quantity of money decreases by $3.67 billion. The quantity of money decreases by the
change in the monetary base multiplied by the money multiplier. The money multiplier is 7.33,
so when the monetary base decreases by $0.5 billion, the quantity of money decreases by $3.67
billion.
The quantity of deposits decreases by $3.34 billion. The quantity of money decreases by $3.67
billion. Part of the decrease in the quantity of money is a decrease in currency held by the public.
The currency drain is 0.1. So deposits decrease by $3.34 billion and currency decreases by $0.33
billion for a total decrease in the quantity of money of $3.67 billion.
assets and troubled institutions remain high, but they are continuing to improve.” The number of
institutions on FDIC’s list of banks deemed to be at greater risk of collapse fell for a fifth straight
quarter. By August, 40 banks had failed in 2012. The FDIC’s deposit insurance fund, which
protects customer accounts up to $250,000 against bank failure, increased.
www.bloomberg.com, August 29, 2012
23. Explain how the pursuit of profits can sometimes lead to bank failures.
The bank knows that its safe reserves pay low (or no) returns so retaining safe reserves lowers
the bank’s profit. If the bank minimizes these reserves to maximize its profit, the bank’s
depositors might become concerned that the bank will be unable to repay the funds they have
deposited in the bank. In this situation, if a large number of depositors request the return of their
funds, the bank might fail if it does not have adequate reserves on hand to meet these
withdrawals.
24. How does FDIC insurance help minimize the cost of bank failure? Does it bring more
stability to the banking system?
Prior to FDIC insurance, a bank failure might impose significant costs on its depositors because
the depositors might lose their entire deposit. FDIC insurance removes this cost of bank failure.
It also increases the stability to the banking system. One way that banks fail is when the bank’s
depositors become concerned that the bank will be unable to repay the funds that have been
deposited with it. If there is no FDIC insurance, and this belief becomes widespread all the
depositors rush to the bank to withdraw their funds. This rush causes the bank to fail because it
will be unable to meet the massive demand for funds. FDIC insurance, however, eliminates
depositors’ incentive to rush to withdraw their funds because depositors know that the funds
they have deposited with the bank will be repaid. FDIC insurance thereby increases the stability
of the banking system.
25. Explain the distinction between a central bank and a commercial bank.
A central bank is basically a “bank for banks.” It will conduct business with commercial banks,
such as making loans to them and holding their reserves. A central bank does not accept deposits
from private citizens. A central bank also regulates the nation’s depository institutions and
conducts the nation’s monetary policy.
A commercial bank conducts business with firms and households. It accepts deposits from
individuals and then makes loans to other people or firms. Commercial banks are privately
owned and have as their objective the maximization of their profit.
26. If the Fed makes an open market sale of $1 million of securities to a bank, what initial
changes occur in the economy?
If the Fed sells $1 million of securities to a bank, both the Fed’s balance sheet and the bank’s
balance sheet change. The Fed’s holding of securities falls by $1 million and the bank’s holding of
securities rises by $1 million. The bank pays for the purchase with its reserves, so the reserves
held by the Fed fall by $1 million and the bank’s reserves fall by $1 million. The amount of the
bank’s assets does not change, though the composition changes (more securities, fewer
reserves). The Fed’s assets and liabilities both fall by an equal amount ($1 million in this case).
27. Set out the transactions that the Fed undertakes to increase the quantity of money.
The Fed has three procedures by which it can increase the quantity of money:
• The Fed could use an open market purchase of securities from banks. When the Fed buys
securities, it pays for the purchase by increasing banks’ reserves. The increase in banks’
reserves increases the monetary base and allows banks to make more loans, which then
increase the quantity of money.
• The Fed could make a last resort loan to a bank. When the Fed makes a loan to a bank, the
bank’s reserves increase. The increase in reserves increases the monetary base and allows
the bank to make more loans, which then increase the quantity of money.
• The Fed could lower the required reserve ratio. By lowering the required reserve ratio, the
Fed lowers the reserves banks must hold and thereby lowers their desired reserve ratio.
Banks respond by increasing their loans, which then increase the quantity of money.
28. Describe the Fed’s assets and liabilities. What is the monetary base and does it relate to the
Fed’s balance sheet?
The Fed has two main assets: U.S. government securities and loans to depository institutions.
The Fed also has two main liabilities, Federal Reserve notes and depository institution deposits
(the reserves that depository institutions hold at the Fed). The monetary base is the sum of
coins, Federal Reserve notes, and depository institution deposits at the Fed. Coins are only a
small part of the monetary base. The two largest components of the monetary base, Federal
Reserve notes and depository institutions deposits at the Fed, are the Fed’s two liabilities.
29. Fed Minutes Show Active Discussion of QE3
The FOMC discussed “a new large-scale asset purchase program” commonly called “QE3.”
Some FOMC members said such a program could help the economy by lowering long-term
interest rates and making financial conditions more broadly easier. They discussed
whether a new program should snap up more Treasury bonds or buying mortgage-backed
securities issued by the likes of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Source: The Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2012
What would the Fed do to implement QE3, how would the monetary base change, and how
would bank reserves change?
To implement QE3 the Fed would undertake massive (“quantitative”) purchases of assets. These
assets likely would be long-term securities and could include Treasury bonds and/or mortgage
backed securities, such as those issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. These purchases would
increase both the monetary base and banks’ reserves.
30. Banks in New Transylvania have a desired reserve ratio of 10 percent of deposits and no
excess reserves. The currency drain ratio is 50 percent of deposits. Now suppose that the
central bank increases the monetary base by $1,200 billion.
a. How much do the banks lend in the first round of the money creation process?
Banks loan $1,200 billion because the entire increase in reserves is excess reserves.
b. How much of the initial amount lent flows back to the banking system as new deposits?
$800 billion flows back to the banks as new deposits. The currency drain, which is the
percentage ratio of currency to deposits, is 50 percent. Of the $1,200 billion that has been loaned,
$800 billion is deposited back in banks and 50 percent of the deposits, $400 billion, is kept as
currency.
c. How much of the initial amount lent does not return to the banks but is held as currency?
Currency increases by $400 billion. The currency drain, which is the percentage of currency to
deposits, is 50 percent. Of the $1,200 billion that has been loaned, $800 billion is deposited and
50 percent of the deposits, $400 billion, is kept as currency.
d. Why does a second round of lending occur?
A second round of lending takes place because the $800 billion flowing back to the banks as new
deposits means that banks have excess reserves. Of the $800 billion flowing back to the banks,
10 percent, or $80 billion, is kept as reserves leaving $720 billion that will be loaned in a second
round of lending.
31. Explain the change in the nominal interest rate in the short run if
a. Real GDP increases.
The nominal interest rate rises. When real GDP increases, the quantity of money demanded
increases. At the initial interest rate people are holding less money than the quantity they
demand. People sell bonds to increase the money they hold. The price of a bond falls and the
nominal interest rate rises.
b. The money supply increases.
The nominal interest rate falls. When the supply of money increases, the quantity of real money
increases. At the initial interest rate people are holding more money than the quantity they
demand. People buy bonds to decrease the money they hold. The price of a bond rises and the
nominal interest rate falls.
c. The price level rises.
The nominal interest rate rises. When the price level rises, the quantity of real money decreases.
The supply of money decreases. The demand for money does not change. At the initial interest
rate people are holding less money than the quantity they demand. People sell bonds to increase
the money they hold. The price of a bond falls and the nominal interest rate rises.
32. In Minland in Problem 15, the interest rate is 4 percent a year. Suppose that real GDP
decreases to $10 billion and the quantity of money supplied remains unchanged. Do people
buy bonds or sell bonds? Explain how the interest rate changes.
When real GDP decreases, the demand for money decreases. At the initial interest rate of 4
percent, the quantity of money people are holding exceeds the quantity of money they want to
hold. People buy bonds to decrease the quantity of money they are holding. When people
demand bonds, the price of a bond rises, and the interest rate falls. When the interest rate equals
3 percent a year, people are holding exactly the quantity of money that they want to hold so 3
percent is the new equilibrium interest rate.
33. The table provides some data for the
United States in the first decade 1869 1879
following the Civil War. Quantity of money $1.3 billion $1.7
billion
Source of data: Milton Friedman
Real GDP (1929 dollars) $7.4 billion Z
and Anna J. Schwartz, A
Price level (1929 = X 54
Monetary History of the United
100)
States 1867–1960
Velocity of circulation 4.50 4.61
a. Calculate the value of X in 1869.
Using the formula MV = PY gives ($1.3 billion 4.5) = (P $7.4 billion) so that P equals 0.79, or,
transformed to an index number, P = 79.
b. Calculate the value of Z in 1879.
Using the formula MV = PY gives ($1.7 billion 4.61) = (0.54 Y) so that Y equals $14.5 billion.
c. Are the data consistent with the quantity theory of money? Explain your answer.
The quantity theory holds. The quantity theory predicts that the inflation rate equals the growth
rate of the quantity of money plus the growth rate of velocity minus the growth rate of real GDP.
The growth rate of velocity is approximately zero, so the inflation rate equals the growth rate of
the quantity of money minus the growth rate of real GDP. The quantity of money grew by
approximately 27 percent, real GDP grew by approximately 65 percent and the price level fell by
approximately 38 percent. (These percentages are calculated using the average of the quantity of
money, the price level, and real GDP as the base for the percentage.) The inflation rate, −38
percent (deflation) equals the growth rate of the quantity of money, 27 percent, minus the
growth rate of real GDP, 65 percent.
34. In the United Kingdom, the currency drain ratio is 38 percent of deposits and the reserve
ratio is 2 percent. In Australia, the quantity of money is $150 billion, the currency drain
ratio is 33 percent of deposits, and the reserve ratio is 8 percent of deposits.
a. Calculate the U.K. money multiplier.
The money multiplier equals 3.45. The money multiplier is equal to (1 + C/D)/(R/D + C/D),
where C/D is the currency drain ratio and R/D is the banks’ reserve ratio. From the problem, C/D =
38 percent and R/D = 2 percent, so the money multiplier equals (1 + 0.38)/(0.38 + 0.02), which
equals 3.45.
b. Calculate the monetary base in Australia.
The monetary base equals $46.2 billion. The monetary base equals the sum of currency and
depository institution deposits at the central bank. The currency drain is 33 percent, so with the
quantity of money equal to $150 billion, currency is $37.2 billion and deposits are $112.8 billion.
The banks’ reserve ratio is 8 percent, so reserves are ($112.8 0.08), which is $9 billion. The
monetary base equals $37.2 billion + $9.0 billion, or $46.2 billion.