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Monetary Policy Response

Recessionary Gap

  • In a recession the central bank should use ________ monetary policy which means an ________ in money supply and a ________ in interest rates. This would cause Consumption (C), Investment (I), Net Exports (NX), and Aggregate Demand to ________


Inflationary Gap (Boom)

  • In an economic boom there is usually high inflation so the central bank would use ________ monetary policy which means a ________ in money supply and an ________ in interest rates. This would cause Consumption (C), Investment (I), Net Exports (NX), and Aggregate Demand to ________