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Illustrate the following situations using supply and demand curves for money:

a) The Fed buys bonds in the open market during a recession.
b) During a period of rapid inflation, the Fed increases the reserve requirement.
c) During a period of no growth in GDP and zero inflation, the Fed lowers the discount rate.

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(a) Buying bonds increases money supply thus shifting the money supply curve to the right. See (A) in the attached figure. This increases the ...

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