MGEB06H3 Lecture 5: Week 5 chapter notes
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N money the stock of assets used for transactions. N money has three purposes: store of value, unit of account, and a medium of exchange. N medium of exchange the item widely accepted in transactions for goods and services; one of the functions of money. N monetary policy the central bank"s choice regarding the supply of money. N bank of canada the central bank of canada. Currency plus chartered bank deposits at the bank of canada. Sum of currency in circulation, demand deposits, and other chequing deposits at chartered banks. Sum of m1 plus personal savings deposits and non-personal notice deposits at chartered banks. Sum of m2 plus all deposits and shares at trust companies, mortgage loan companies, credit unions, and caisses populaires. Py); coupled with the assumption of stable velocity, an explanation of nominal expenditure called the quantity theory of money. N money (m) velocity (v) = price (p) transaction (t)