ECO 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Government Budget Balance, Loanable Funds, Autarky

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Financial system: the group of institutions(cid:523) (cid:524) that helps match the saving of one person with the investment of another. Financial markets are institutions through which savers can provide funds directly to borrowers such as: the bond(cid:523) (cid:524) market (cid:523)debt finance (cid:524) A bond is a certificate(cid:523) (cid:524) of indebtedness(cid:523) (cid:524): the buyer lends money in return for interest payment over some period of time (cid:523)the term of bond(cid:524) and the future repayment of the money borrowed (cid:523)the principal amount of loan (cid:524) The interest rate is higher, the higher is the borrowers credit risk: the stock(cid:523) (cid:524) market (cid:523)equity finance or shares(cid:524) A stock is a claim to partial(cid:523) (cid:524) ownership of a firm and its profits. Compared to bonds, stocks, offer higher risk and higher return in the form of dividends(cid:523) (cid:524) and capital gains. Financial intermediaries(cid:523) (cid:524) are institutions through which savers can indirectly provide funds to borrowers.

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