What tools does the Bank of England uses to conrtol supply of money? Can it influence the real GDP?

[Ali]

What tools does the Bank of England uses to conrtol supply of money? Can it influence the real GDP?

[Richard Ward]

1st/2nd year macro essay question?

[Michelle Sou]

Im not really sure, but one would consider QE as they have been doing recently. is the BoE the only institution in the UK that can alter the S of money?

[Richard Ward]

In terms of controlling the money supply you should read up on 'Open Market Operations' and other tools used by the BoE to control the money supply. Any basic macro book will have this in. Also make sure that you understand what the 'Monetary Policy Transmission mechanism' is. Also it would also be worthwhile getting to grips with the different measures of the money supply used in the UK (e.g. M1, M2 etc).

In terms of whether monetary policy can actually influence real gdp, it all depends which school of thought you believe. For example, read up on Lucas/Lucas Critique (monetary policy has no real effects in the MR/LR). New Keynesians believe that due to nominal rigidities in the economy (sticky prices/wages and staggered wage contracts) monetary policy can have real effects.

[Ali]

Cheers m8

[Bhasker Siddharth]

Tools used by Bank of England or rather any central bank have been well explained here:
http://www2.bc.edu/~irelandp/ec261/chapter17a.pdf
or
http://www.newyorkfed.org/education/fed/tools.html

Thanks,
Bhasker
http://bhasker-siddharth.blogspot.com/