ECON 1B03 Lecture 8: Macro economics notes

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Financial system/intuitions: matching savers with investors, regulated by provincial gov"t. Bond: iou, public borrow, term, credit risk, debt finance(sale of bond) issued by business gov"t. Stock:(riskier) % ownership to a firm, equity finance(sale of stock) Stock price determined by supply and demand(good=rise, bad=fall) Bondholders are paid first then stockholders(higher risk) Intermediaries: bank and mutual funds, financial institutions provide funds to borrowers from savers. Bank: take deposit, put in reserve, lend, provides deposits and loans. Mutual fund: sells shares to public, actively managed=everyday, index=stock market(cheaper) S+i in national income accounts(include gdp-total income + expenditure)in closed economy. Closed economy: one economy, no net exports(nx) National saving: total income in economy after consumption and gov"t purchases. Private saving: household income after tax and consumption. Funds we are saving which others are borrowing. High interest=(low demand, more supply)more saving, less borrowing. Low interest=(high demand, less supply)less saving, more borrowing. Demand and supply: slope and shift. Demand: negative slope, only borrowers are firms.

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