Relier Pairs Monetary Policy Tools Matching GameVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of monetary policy tools with this fun matching pairs game! par ALEXIS VLUG 1 Recession 2 Contractionary Policies 3 Inflation 4 Unemployment 5 Interest Rates 6 Open Market Operations 7 Monetary Policy 8 Expansionary Policies 9 Reserve Requirements 10 Discount Rate 11 The Federal Reserve System 12 Business Cycle Buying and selling government treasuries Central bank of the United States Take away from the money supply to stabilize the economy during Inflation Actions taken by the FED that control the money supply & influence economic activity Measure of fluctuations in GDP over time Add to the money supply to stimulate economic activity during a Recession The cost of borrowing money from the bank. Layoffs due to cutbacks in business spending during a recession Rise in price levels due to excessive monetary growth Economic downturn marked by high unemployment and little economic activity The interest rate at which banks can borrow from the Federal Reserve The amount of money banks must hold in their vaults