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3 Functions of Money
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1. A Medium of Exchange- Money can easily be used
to buy goods and services. Don't have to barter
2. A Unit of Account- Money measures the value of goods and services and measures value
3. A Store of Value-Money allows you to store purchasing power for the future
to buy goods and services. Don't have to barter
2. A Unit of Account- Money measures the value of goods and services and measures value
3. A Store of Value-Money allows you to store purchasing power for the future
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Transaction Demand for Money
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People demand money to make everyday purchases.
This is not affected by the interest rate
This is not affected by the interest rate
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Asset Demand for money
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When people demand money as a liquid asset because
they prefer it to other non-liquid assets like bonds
they prefer it to other non-liquid assets like bonds
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Relationship between IR and money demanded
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Interest rate ↑, the quantity of money demanded __↓__
Interest rate ↓, the quantity of money demanded __↑__
Interest rate ↓, the quantity of money demanded __↑__
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3 shifters of money demand
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1. Changes in price level- Inflation requires consumer
to hold more cash for financial transactions.
2. Changes income- Sustained economic growth in the
economy leads to a increase in the demand for money
3. Changes in taxation that affects personal investment- Government policies such as changing the capital gains tax would change the demand for money
to hold more cash for financial transactions.
2. Changes income- Sustained economic growth in the
economy leads to a increase in the demand for money
3. Changes in taxation that affects personal investment- Government policies such as changing the capital gains tax would change the demand for money
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3 shifters of money supply
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Reserve ratio-the the percent of deposits that banks must hold in reserve (the % they can NOT loan out)
*To increase money supply, decrease the reserve ratio
*To decrease money supply, increase the reserve ratio
2. Discount Rate- the interest rate that the FED
charges commercial banks
*To increase money supply, decrease the discount rate
*To decrease money supply, increase the discount rate
3. Open Market Operations- when the FED buys or sells government bonds (securities)
*To increase money supply, the FED buys bonds
*To decrease money supply, the FED sells bonds
*To increase money supply, decrease the reserve ratio
*To decrease money supply, increase the reserve ratio
2. Discount Rate- the interest rate that the FED
charges commercial banks
*To increase money supply, decrease the discount rate
*To decrease money supply, increase the discount rate
3. Open Market Operations- when the FED buys or sells government bonds (securities)
*To increase money supply, the FED buys bonds
*To decrease money supply, the FED sells bonds
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Unexpected inflation causes the demand for money to ____ and the IR to ___
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both will increase
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If the MS increased the IR will ___1_ and investment will __2__
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1.decrease
2.Increase
2.Increase
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T or F
When the interest rate is high, the opportunity cost of holding money increases so the quantity of money demanded will decrease.
When the interest rate is high, the opportunity cost of holding money increases so the quantity of money demanded will decrease.
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T
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The money supply includes all assets like cash, demand deposits, bonds, and real estate.
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F
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Monetary policy is when the central banks changes the interest rates by changing the money supply
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True
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What is FED and what does it do?
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The Fed is the central bank of the United States and it regulates commercial banks and adjusts the money supply to adjust interest rates to meet economic goals. This is called Monetary Policy.
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Money Multiplier Equation
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1/ reserve requirement
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Assume the reserve requirement is .10. If the Fed
buys $10 billion worth of bonds the money supply will ______ by $___ billion.
buys $10 billion worth of bonds the money supply will ______ by $___ billion.
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1. increase
2. 100 Billion
2. 100 Billion
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Assume the reserve requirement is .20. If the Fed
sells $10 billion worth of bonds the money supply
will ______ by __$__ billion.
sells $10 billion worth of bonds the money supply
will ______ by __$__ billion.
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decrease
50 billion
50 billion
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Assume the reserve requirement is .10. If the Fed buys $5 billion worth of bonds the money supply will ________ by $__ billion.
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increase
50 billion
50 billion
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Assume the reserve requirement is .50. If the Fed sells $5 billion worth of bonds the money supply will ________ by $__ billion.
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decrease
10
10
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Assume the reserve requirement is .25. If the Fed sells $2 billion worth of bonds the money supply will ______ by $__ billion.
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decrease
8
8
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1. If the FED increases the reserve requirement the money supply will __↓__ and interest rates ___↑___.
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.
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If the FED sells bonds the money supply will __↓__
interest rates __↑__, and investment ___↓___.
interest rates __↑__, and investment ___↓___.
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...
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If the FED decreases the reserve requirement the
money supply will __↑__ and interest rates __↓____.
money supply will __↑__ and interest rates __↓____.
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...
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If the FED decreases the discount rate, the money
supply will ___↑___ and interest rates ___↓___.
supply will ___↑___ and interest rates ___↓___.
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...
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If the FED buys bonds the money supply will__↑__
interest rates ___↓___, and investment ___↑___.
interest rates ___↓___, and investment ___↑___.
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...
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Federal Funds Rate
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The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks charge each other for loans. The Fed uses open market operations to hit this target rate.
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Fractional Reserve Banking
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Process where banks hold a portion of deposits in reserve and loan the rest of the money out
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Excess Reserves
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The amount banks are legally free to loan out. Excess reserves and required reserves make up total reserves
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Demand Deposits
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bank deposits that can be withdrawn at any time
ex- checking account
ex- checking account
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If the reserve requirement is .1 (or 10%) how much is this bank's required reserves and excess
reserves?
reserves?
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Req: 2,000
Excess: 3,000
Excess: 3,000
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What is the maximum possible increase in the money supply if the bank loaned out all its
excess reserves?
excess reserves?
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30,000 ( 3,000 X 10)
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Assume a customer deposits $5,000 into this bank, what is the initial change in the money
supply?
supply?
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there is no initial change
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If the $5,000 deposit is placed in reserve, how much is demand deposits and excess reserves?
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demand: 25,000
excess: 7,500
excess: 7,500
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Identify three options this bank has to avoid defaulting other than asking borrows to pay back loans.
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They can sell treasury bonds, borrow money from the Fed, or borrow money from another bank
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Loanable Funds Market Graph
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1. Changes in perceived business opportunities
2. Changes in government borrowing
2. Changes in government borrowing
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Shifters of Demand for loanable funds
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1. Changes in private savings behavior
2. Changes in public savings
3. Changes in foreign personal investment
4. Changes in expected profitability
2. Changes in public savings
3. Changes in foreign personal investment
4. Changes in expected profitability
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Shifters of supply for loanable funds
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Demand increases so IR increases
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What happens to the real IR if the government runs a deficit?
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Real IR inc
investment dec
economic growth dec
investment dec
economic growth dec
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IF lenders decide to lend less real IR ____ investment ____ and economic growth ___
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Real IR dec
investmetn inc
economic growth inc
investmetn inc
economic growth inc
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An increase in saving would cause real IR to ____ investment _____ and economic growth ___
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