Money & Banking Exam #1 (Ch. 5)

a piece of property that is a store of value

asset

determinants of asset demand

wealth, expected return, risk, liquidity

the total resources owned by the individual, including all assets

wealth

the return expected over the next period on one asset relative to alternative assets

expected return

the degree of uncertainty associated with the return on one asset relative to alternative assets

risk

the ease and speed with which an asset can be turned into cash relative to alternative assets

liquidity

Response of the Quantity of an Asset Demanded to Changes in Wealth, Expected Returns, Risk, and Liquidity

theory of portfolio choice

price of the bond and interest rate is ____. related

inversely

shifts in demand for bonds

wealth, expected returns, expected inflation, risk, liquidity

shifts in supply for bonds

Expected profitability of investment opportunities,
Expected inflation,
Government budget

Keynesian model that determines the equilibrium interest rate in terms of the supply of and demand for money

liquidity preference frame work

two main categories of assets that people use to store their wealth:

money and bonds

(demand for money in liquidity preference framework) As the interest rate increases:

opportunity cost of holding money increases, expected return decreases, quantity demanded of money decreases

shifts in the demand for money equilibrium under the liquidity preference framework

income effect and price-level effect

a higher level of income causes the demand for money at each interest rate to increase and the demand curve to shift to the right

income effect

a rise in the price level causes the demand for money at each interest rate to increase and the demand curve to shift to the right

price-level effect

(shifts in the supply of money under the liquidity preference framework) supply of money is controlled by

central bank

Liquidity preference framework leads to the conclusion that an increase in the money supply will lower interest rates... known as

liquidity effect

___finds interest rates rising because increasing the money supply is an expansionary influence on the economy (the demand curve shifts to the right).

income effect

___ predicts an increase in the money supply leads to a rise in interest rates in response to the rise in the price level (the demand curve shifts to the right)

price-level effect

___ shows an increase in interest rates because an increase in the money supply may lead people to expect a higher price level in the future (the demand curve shifts to the right).

expected inflation effect

a rise in the price level causes the demand for money at each interest rate to increase and the demand curve to shift to the right

price-level effect