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chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| money functions, 3 | medium of exchange, unit of account (measure of relative value), a store of value |
| medium of exchange | money can be traded for goods and services, therefore facilitating trade. |
| unit of account | money is a universal yardstick that is used to express relative prices of goods and services. |
| store of value | money is an asset that enables people to transfer purchasing power into the future. |
| fiat money | an asset that is used as legal tender by government decree and is not backed by a physical commodity like gold. Any object in limited supply can act as fiat money |
| 2 main official measures of money | monetary aggregates, M1 and M2 |
| M1 | the most narrow definition, includes mainly currency in circulation, traveler's checks, and balances held in checking accounts. |
| M2 | includes everything in M1 plus saving deposits, small time deposits (<1$00,000) and money market deposit accounts |
| velocity | the circulation rate of money |
| quantity theory of money | assumes the circulation of money (velocity) is constant in the long run |