ECON102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Loanable Funds, Opportunity Cost, Real Interest Rate

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Saving is the source of the funds that are used to finance investment. These funds are supplied and demanded in three types of financial markets: Loan markets: student loans and mortgages are counted as part of the loan market, there is a contract between the lenders and the person receiving the load. Bond markets: a bond is a promise to make specified payments on specified dates, firms can use this market instead of going to the bank (loan market) to raise money, e. g. Company might issue a bond and promise to pay in 10 years: can also be issued by the government, i. e. treasury notes, government bonds. Stock markets: a stock is a certificate of ownership and claim to the firm"s profits, a stock market is a financial market in which shares of stocks of corporations are traded, e. g. It is a firm that operates on both sides of the markets for financial capital.

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