(a) Suppose that, in a liquidity trap, bank reserves are less liquid than government debt. If the central bank conducts an open market sale of government debt, what will be the effect on the price level? Use a diagram, explain your results. (b) Suppose that there is a decrease in the price of housing, which the central bank judges is a temporary asset price decrease. In the New Keynesian model, determine the central bank's optimal response to this asset price increase, using diagrams. (c) Suppose initially that inflation is at the central bank's target and the output gap is zero. Then, government spending goes up. Determine, with the aid of diagrams, how the degree of price stickiness affects the central bank's optimal response and explain your results.

(a) Suppose that, in a liquidity trap, bank reserves are less liquid than government debt. If the central bank conducts an open market sale of government debt, what will be the effect on the price level? Use a diagram, explain your results. (b) Suppose that there is a decrease in the price of housing, which the central bank judges is a temporary asset price decrease. In the New Keynesian model, determine the central bank's optimal response to this asset price increase, using diagrams. (c) Suppose initially that inflation is at the central bank's target and the output gap is zero. Then, government spending goes up. Determine, with the aid of diagrams, how the degree of price stickiness affects the central bank's optimal response and explain your results.

Macroeconomics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter10: Dynamic Change, Economic Fluctuations, And The Ad-as Model

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