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functions of money
medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value
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M1 definition of money
includes currency held by the public plus checkable deposits in commercial banks and thrift institutions
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M2 definition of money
includes M1 plus savings deposits, time deposits less than $100k, and money market mutual funds (MMMF)
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M3 definition of money
money market mutual funds over $100k (ex. retirement funds)
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thrift institutions
banks that are specialized to give you help (credit unions, smaller banks, etc.)
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commercial banks
bigger and almost a one stop shop (wells fargo, truist, etc.)
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near-monies
certain highly liquid financial assets that do not function directly or fully as a medium of exchange but can be readily converted into currency or checkable deposits
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where is the money of value found
the government's ability to manage it
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transaction demand (Dt)
use money as a medium of exchange
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asset demand (Da)
use money as a store of value
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how do we find interest rates on a money market demand graph
where the supply and demand for money intersect
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federal reserve system
they run the banking system, print money, and store money for banks
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board of governors
the central authority of the US money and banking system, nominated by POTUS and approved by Senate, 7 members
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FOMC (federal open market committee)
sets monetary policy and controls nation's money supply and influences interest rates; made up of board of governors, the president of the NY fed, and 4 of the remaining presidents of the fed
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banker's bank
where banks keep their money; fed accepts the deposits of and make loans to banks and thrifts
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fed functions
issuing currency, setting reserve requirements, acting as a fiscal agent, supervising banks, and controlling the money supply
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what is the reserve ratio
the fraction of deposits that banks hold as reserves; commercial bank's required reserves / commercial banks checkable-deposit liabilities
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banks create money when they
make loans
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banks destroy money when they
fail to reissue loans that are paid off
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what are excess reserves
bank reserves in excess of required reserves; actual reserves - required reserves
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liabilities
debt with monetary value; an amount owed by a firm or an individual
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the amount by which a bank's actual reserves exceed its required reserves is called what
excess reserves
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two basic functions of a bank
accept deposits and make loans
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required reserves
reserves that a bank is legally required to hold, based on its checking account deposits
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federal funds rate
the interest rate collected by banks on overnight loans
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the monetary multiplier
the multiple of its excess reserves by which the banking system can expand checkable deposits and thus the money supply by making new loans
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money multiplier formula
1 / required reserve ratio
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tools of monetary policy
open market operations, the reserve ratio, and the discount rate
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what is the most important tool for influencing the supply of money
open market operations
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open market operations
the fed's buying and selling government bonds to/from commercial banks and the general public
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why does the fed manipulate the reserve ratio
influence the ability of commercial banks to lend
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raising the reserve ratio
banks lose excess reserves diminishing their ability to create money by lending
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lowering the reserve ratio
transforms required reserves into excess reserves and enhances the ability of banks to create new money by lending
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what are the 2 ways changes in the reserve ratio affect the money-creating ability
amount of excess reserves and the size of the monetary multiplier
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discount rate
the interest rate the fed charges commercial banks on the loans they make to them
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decrease in the discount rate
encourages commercial banks to obtain additional reserves; when commercial banks lend new reserves, money supply increases
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increase in the discount rate
discourages commercial banks to obtain additional reserves; fed raises discount rate when it wants to restrict money supply
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easy money policy
designed to increase the supply of money
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how is the easy money policy done
buying government securities, lower the reserve ratio, and lower the discount rate
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tight money policy
designed to decrease the supply of money
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how is the tight money policy done
selling government securities, raise the reserve ratio, and raise the discount rate
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market for money cause and effect chain
the supply of money affects interest rates > interest rates affect investment > investment affects aggregate demand > aggregate demand affects equilibrium GDP and price level
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strengths of monetary policy
speed and flexibility, isolated from political considerations
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shortcomings of monetary policy
less control, changes in velocity (money), and cyclical assymetry
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cyclical assymetry
fed can tighten the money easily and contract the economy but cannot expand the economy easily or efficiently
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net exports effect
where we take our money can determine how far it goes
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net exports effect when higher interest rates
higher valued currency so we lose X
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net exports effect when lower interest rates
lower valued currency so we gain X
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loanable funds market
supply and demand for loans
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supply for loans
the higher the interest rate, the more funds people are willing to make available for loans
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determinants of supply for loans
less savings = left
more savings = right
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demand for loans
higher interest rates means businesses are less likely to borrow money
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determinants of demand for loans
returns on investments and excessive spending by government beyond taxable revenue
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if businesses think they're not going to receive returns what happens to the demand for loans
leftward shift
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if local governments keep borrowing money from the government in the form of loans what will happen to the demand for loans
rightward shift
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crowding out affect in relation to the demand for loans
higher interest rates means that businesses cannot pay for the interest rates
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range of interest rates is influenced by what
risk, maturity, loan size, and taxability
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what is the equilibrium interest rate determined by
the demand and supply of loanable funds
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time-value of money
the idea that $1 can be converted into more than $1 of future value through compound interest and therefore that $1 to be received sometime in the future has less than $1 of present value
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interest rates on investment loans affect
the total level of investment (= the levels of total spending and total output), allocate money and real capital to specific industries and firms, level and composition of R&D spending
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usury laws that establish an interest-rate ceiling below the market interest rate may
deny credit to low-income people, subsidize high-income borrowers and penalize lenders, diminish the efficiency with which loanable funds are allocated to investment and R&D projects
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3 sources of economic profit
the bearing of uninsurable risk, the uncertainty of innovation, and monopoly power
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profit and profit expectations affects
levels of investment, total spending, and domestic output