Miller Question 01: Who are the voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) which meets about every seven weeks or so?
a) Just the seven-member Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
b) The seven-member Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the 12 regional bank Presidents
c) The seven-member Board of Governors and the New York regional President
d) The seven-member Board of Governors, the New York regional President, and 4 other regional bank Presidents on a rotating basis.
Miller Question 02: Each member of the Board of Governors has how long a term? years. These long terms isolate the Board of Governors from politics, similar to judges appointed for life. This is best for the economy.
Miller Question 03: Refer to the diagram to the right. Let's say the economy is currently at short-run equilibrium point "e" with Aggregate Demand AD. Our original price level is Po and Real Output of GDP is Qo. If the Fed engages in an LRAS AD, then what will happen?
AGGREGATE PRICE LEVEL (P)
a) The price level will increase somewhat (some inflation) Po and there will also be an increase in GDP (or real output)
b) There will only be an increase in the price level (causing inflation) with no change in GDP (real output)
c) There will only be an increase in GDP with no change in the price level.
SRAS AD AD.
AGGREGATE OUTPUT (Q)