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CSS Micro Macro Economics P-I QUESTION #1696
Question 1
An expansionary monetary policy that increases the money supply is most likely to have a direct positive effect on which of the following macroeconomic variables?
  • Long-run real economic growth
  • The rate of unemployment
  • The labour force participation rate
  • The rate of inflation✔️
Correct Answer Explanation
In the short run, an increase in the money supply (\(\uparrow M_s\)) can stimulate aggregate demand and temporarily reduce unemployment. However, according to the Quantity Theory of Money (\(MV = PQ\)), in the long run an increase in money supply primarily leads to higher inflation (price level increases). The classical dichotomy holds that money is neutral in the long run, so real economic growth is determined by supply-side factors, not money supply.