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Question
Comparing Tobin's model of the speculative demand for money with Keynesian speculative demand
A) both models imply that individuals hold only money or only bonds.
B) the Keynesian model implies individuals diversify their asset holdings, while the Tobin model predicts that individuals hold only money or only bonds.
C) the Tobin model implies individuals diversify their asset holdings, while the Keynesian model predicts that individuals hold only money or only bonds.
D) both models imply that individuals diversify their asset holdings.
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B) Financing government spending through a Treasury sale of bonds that are then purchased by the Fed.
C) Financing government spending by selling bonds to the public, which pays for the bonds with currency.
D) Financing government spending by selling bonds to the public, which pays for the bonds with checks.
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C) interest rates have no effect on the demand for money.
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A) $2 trillion.
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A) an increase; an increase
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B) positively related to interest rates.
C) negatively related to interest rates.
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A) interest rates.
B) velocity.
C) income.
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A) a constant velocity.
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A) capital control, a fixed exchange rate
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