Discounting is no longer needed because the presence of the FDIC eliminates the possibility of bank panics. Is this statement true, false, or uncertain?

Discounting is no longer needed because the presence of the FDIC eliminates the possibility of bank panics. Is this statement true, false, or uncertain?



Answer: False, the FDIC would not be effective in elimating bank panics without Fed discounting to troubled banks in order to keep bank failures from spreading.

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