Chapter Twelve: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy
Monetary Policy
Table 12.1: A Simplified Balance Sheet of the Federal Reserve
Table 12.2: An Open Market Purchase of Government Bonds by the Fed
Table 12.3: A Loan by ABC Bank Becomes a Deposit in XYZ Bank
The Theory of Money, Interest Rates, and Aggregate Demand
Quantity of Federal Funds Borrowed and Lent Federal Funds Rate 6 % Supply of Federal Funds Demand for Federal Funds E Figure 12.1a: The Market for Federal Funds
Federal Funds Rate 6 % New Supply of Federal Funds Demand for Federal Funds E1E1 E0E0 5 % Original Supply of Federal Funds Quantity of Federal Funds Borrowed and Lent Figure 12.1b: An Open Market Purchase Lower the Federal Funds Rate
Quantity of federal funds borrowed and lent Federal Funds Rate Demand for Federal Funds E1E1 A E0E0 5 % Supply of Federal Funds Target Rate B Figure 12.2: Maintaining the Federal Funds Target Rate
Prime Rate Fed Funds Rate Figure 12.3: The Federal Fund and Prime Rates Source: Federal Reserve Board, monthly data
Intended Investment (I I ) Interest rate (r ) I r0r0 I I0 I I1 r1r1 Figure 12.4: The Intended Investment Schedule
Intended Investment (I I ) Interest rate (r ) I I*I** r II’II’ Figure 12.5: An Increase in Investor Confidence
Expansionary monetary policy Lowers interest rates Investment is encouraged Aggregate demand rises Equilibrium GDP rises
45 Income Aggregate Demand and Output AD 1 (with new, lower interest rate, r 1 ) E1E1 E0E0 AD 0 (with old interest rate, r 0 ) Y1Y1 Y0Y0 Figure 12.6: Expansionary Monetary Policy and the AD Curve
Monetary Policies in Practice
Federal Funds Rate (%) Figure 12.7a: Monetary Policy and Investment,
Private Fixed Investment (billions of 2005 chained dollars) Nonresidential Investment Figure 12.7b: Monetary Policy and Investment,
Intended Investment (I I ) Interest rate (r ) I*I** 5% A II’II’ 8% Original Target Rate New Target Rate I B Figure 12.8: Expansionary Monetary Policy in an Environment of Pessimism
Appendices
Quantity of Bonds Price of Bonds (and interest rate) $ 100 (i = 5%) Supply of Bonds Demand for Bonds E Figure 12.9a: The Market for Government Bonds
Quantity of Bonds Price of Bonds (and interest rate) $ 100 (i = 5%) Supply of Bonds Original Demand for Bonds E0E0 E1E1 $103 (i = 2%) New Demand for Bonds Figure 12.9b: The Market for Government Bonds
Interest Rate (%) Figure 12.10: The Federal Funds and Three-Month Treasury Bill Rates,