Question

The money supply increased, and the AD curve did not shift to the right. This is consistent with the:________

a) monetarist transmission mechanism when there is a liquidity trap.
b) Keynesian transmission mechanism when there is a liquidity trap.
c) monetarist transmission mechanism when there is interest-insensitive investment.
d) Keynesian transmission mechanism when there is either a liquidity trap or interest-insensitive investment.

Answer 1

b) Keynesian transmission mechanism when there is a liquidity trap.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the interest rate is so low, the public will have no incentive to deposit their cash into a bank or invest it in a company. This is a situation where the public will hold to their cash becasue they feel that a negative interest rate is possible. This type of situation could occur if the real interest rate is 0 and the public believes that the possibility of deflation exists and they will be better of by holding to their money.