a. Explain the impact of the following events on the money market equilibrium andequilibrium interest rates:i. Decrease in the minimum reserve requirement ratio.ii. Central Bank buys government bonds in an open market operationiii. Invention of credit cards.b. Define and explain "the money multiplier" in your own words. If the moneymultiplier = 2.2 and the central bank increases the monatery base by 10 millionTL, what will be the total increase in the quantity of money in the economy?c. Define and explain "the quantity theory of money" in your own words.

a. Explain the impact of the following events on the money market equilibrium and equilibrium interest rates: i. Decrease in the minimum reserve requirement ratio. ii. Central Bank buys government bonds in an open market operation iii. Invention of credit cards.

a. Explain the impact of the following events on the money market equilibrium and equilibrium interest rates: i. Decrease in the minimum reserve requirement ratio. ii. Central Bank buys government bonds in an open market operation iii. Invention of credit cards.

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