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Section 3

Impacts of Federal Reserve Policies

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The Impact of Monetary Policy on Aggregate Demand, Prices, and Real GDP

Changes in a country's money supply shifts the country's aggregate demand curve.

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The Effect of Expansionary Monetary Policy

An expansionary monetary policy is used to increase economic growth, and generally decreases unemployment and increases inflation.

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The Effect of Restrictive Monetary Policy

A restrictive monetary policy will generally increase unemployment and decrease inflation.

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Limitations of Monetary Policy

Limitations of monetary policy include liquidity traps, deflation, and being canceled out by other factors.

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Using Monetary Policy to Target Inflation

Inflation targeting occurs when a central bank attempts to steer inflation towards a set number using monetary tools.

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