If the Federal Reserve wanted use an open market operation to combat a recession, what would they do, and what would its effect be? The Federal Reserve expands the money supply by 5%.     Draw an aggregate supply/aggregate demand diagram to show the short run effect of this scenario. What happens to price and output? Which curve shifts? Which component of that curve accounts for the shift?

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If the Federal Reserve wanted use an open market operation to combat a recession, what would they do, and what would its effect be?

The Federal Reserve expands the money supply by 5%.

 

 

  1. Draw an aggregate supply/aggregate demand diagram to show the short run effect of this scenario. What happens to price and output? Which curve shifts? Which component of that curve accounts for the shift?

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In this scenario, money might be neutral in the long run, and it might not. How could the short run change described above lead to a long run result that has higher prices but no change in output from the original value? Explain in graphs and word.

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