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- When a municipal bond is given tax-free status, the demand for Treasury bonds shifts _________, and the interest rate on Treasury bonds _________
- If interest rates are expected to rise in the future, the demand for long-term bonds _____ and the demand curve shifts to the _____.
- When the expected inflation rate decreases, the demand for bonds _________, the supply of bonds _________, and the interest rate _________.
- Investors will be willing to pay more than the par value for bonds when the market rate of interest is higher than the contract rate of interest. ( )
- The slope of the AD-curve will become steeper if A: money demand becomes more income inelastic B: money demand becomes more interest elastic C: investment becomes more interest elastic D: the income tax rate is decreased E: none of the above
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When bond interest rates become less volatile, the demand for bonds _________ and the interest rate _________. A: increases; rises B: increases; falls C: decreases; falls D: decreases; rises
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The table above gives the quantity of money and money demand schedules. Suppose that the interest rate is equal to 6 percent. The effect of this interest rate in the money market is that A: the money market is in equilibrium. B: people buy bonds and the interest rate falls. C: people sell bonds and the interest rate falls. D: bond prices fall and so the interest rate falls.
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According to the market segmentation theory of the term structure,________ A: the interest rate for bonds of one maturity is determined by supply and demand for bonds of that maturity. B: bonds of one maturity are not substitutes for bonds of other maturities; therefore, interest rates on bonds of different maturities do not move together over time. C: investors' strong preference for short-term relative to long-term bonds explains why yield curves typically slope upward. D: all of the above. E: none of the above.
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When the interest rate on a bond is below the equilibrium interest rate, there is excess _________ in the bond market and the interest rate will _________ A: demand; rise B: demand; fall C: supply; fall D: supply; rise
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When the interest rate on a bond is above the equilibrium interest rate, in the bond market there is excess ________ and the interest rate will ________. A: demand; rise B: demand; fall C: supply; fall D: supply; rise