EC 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Nominal Interest Rate, Foreign Direct Investment, Term Auction Facility

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10 Apr 2017

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University of Alabama

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Economics

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EC 111

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El- Karaksy

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The 2 kinds of money: commodity money: takes the form of a commodity with intrinsic value. Examples: gold coins, cigarettes in pow camps: fiat money: money without intrinsic value, used as money because of government decree. The money supply: the money supply (or money stock): the quantity of money available in the economy. Currency: the paper bills and coins in the hands of the (non-bank) public. Demand deposits: balances in bank accounts that depositors can. Measures of the us money supply access on demand by writing a check: m1: currency, demand deposits, traveler"s checks, and other checkable deposits. M1 = . 9 trillion (february 2011: m2: everything in m1 plus savings deposits, small time deposits, money market mutual funds, and a few minor categories. M2 = . 9 trillion (february 2011: (the distinction between m1 and m2 will often not matter when we talk about the money supply in this course. ) The structure of the fed: the federal reserve system consists of:

Related Questions

1. Which of the following both increase the money supply?

an increase in the discount rate and an increase in the interest rate on reserves
an increase in the discount rate and a decrease in the interest rate on reserves
a decrease in the discount rate and an increase in the interest rate on reserves
a decrease in the discount rate and a decrease in the interest rate on reserves

2. In the U.S., the average adult holds about $3,700 in

currency.
wealth.
M1.
M2.

3. The measure of the money stock called M1 includes

wealth held by people in their checking accounts.
wealth held by people in their savings accounts.
wealth held by people in money market mutual funds.
everything that is included in M2 plus some additional items

4. When the Fed decreases the discount rate, banks will

5. Reserve requirements are regulations concerning

the amount banks are allowed to borrow from the Fed.
the amount of reserves banks must hold against deposits.
reserves banks must hold based on the number and type of loans they make.
the interest rate at which banks can borrow from the Fed.

6. When we say that trade is roundabout we mean that

people sometimes trade goods for goods.
trades require a double coincidence of wants.
currency is accepted primarily to make further trades.
people must spend time searching for the products they wish to purchase.

7. Values of Assets

Asset	Amount in $Billions
Small-time deposits	780
Large time deposits	1,700
Demand deposits	450
Other checkable deposits	370
Savings deposits	4950
Traveller's checks	5
Money market mutual funds	740
Currency	880
Miscellaneous categories of M2	50

Refer to Value of Assets. What is the value of M1 in billions of dollars?

1705
2485
6295
7075

8. In 1991, the Federal Reserve lowered the reserve requirement from 12 per cent to 10 per cent. Other things the same this should have

increased both the money multiplier and the money supply.
decreased both the money multiplier and the money supply.
increased the money multiplier and decreased the money supply.
decreased the money multiplier and increased the money supply.

9. Consider four survivors on an island.

Rupert	has machete	wants fishing spear
Amber	has cooking pot	wants fishing spear
Rob	has fishing spear	wants machete
Tom	has cooking pot	wants machete

Which of the following pairs of survivors has a double-coincidence of wants?

Rupert with Amber, and Rob with Tom
Amber with Tom
Rupert with Rob
None of the above is correct.

10. Economists use the term money to refer to

all wealth.
all assets, including real assets and financial assets.
all financial assets, but not real assets.
those types of wealth that are regularly accepted by sellers in exchange for goods and services.

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