If the Fed uses the federal funds rate as a policy instrument, will increases in the demand

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If the Fed uses the federal funds rate as a policy instrument, will increases in the demand for reserves lead to an increase or a decrease in the level of reserves? If the Fed uses the level of reserves as a policy instrument, will increases in the demand for reserves lead to an increase or a decrease in the federal funds rate? Support your answers with a graph of the demand and supply of reserves.

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Money, Banking, and the Financial System

ISBN: 978-0134524061

3rd edition

Authors: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien

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