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Macro Final Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Barter Economy | exchange of goods or services for another good or service |
| 3 functions of money | Medium of Exchange Unit of Account Storage of Value |
| Medium of exchange | item that buyers give to sellers when they want to purchase goods and services |
| Unit of Account | Provides a common measure of value so prices can be compared easily |
| Storage of Value | allows people to transfer purchasing power from present to future |
| What is included In M1 | Currency, Demand Deposits, Saving Accounts |
| What is included in M2 | M1, Time Deposits, Money Market Funds |
| What are 2 kinds of money | Commodity Money, Fiat Money |
| What is an example of Commodity Money | Gold and Jewels |
| What is an example of Fiat Money | Paper Bills |
| What is the Federal Reserve System | Central Bank of the U.S ; Oversees the U.S. Monetary System |
| What are the three Monetary Policy Tools | Open Market Operations Discount Window Interest on reserves |
| Open Market Operations | Purchase and selling of U.S government bonds by the fed |
| Money Multiplier Formula | 1 ____ RR |
| How do You increase money supply with open market operations | The fed buys government bonds |
| How do You Decrease money supply with open market operations | The Fed sells Government Bonds |
| Discount Window | This tool is for extending loans to banks |
| Discount Rate | interest rate Fed charges banks when they borrow directly from the federal reserves |
| Interest on Reserves (IORB) | Fed pays banks interest on reserves → affects how much banks keep. |
| Federal Funds Rate | Interest rate that one bank charges the other sometimes by the end of the day |
| Money Multiplier | |
| Reserve Ratio Formula | Reserves ____________ Deposits |
| How to Find Total Money Creation | Deposit x 1 ___ RR |
| How to Find New Money Creation | Total Money Creation - Initial Deposit |
| Market for Loanable Funds |