The Financial System Financial Assets Shifters Of Money Supply Loanable Funds Market Types/ Roles of Money
100
What is a physical asset?
A claim on a tangible object (such as a preexisting house)
100
What is a loan?
Lending agreement between a lender and a borrower
100
If there is a recession, what should the FED do to the reserve requirement?
Decrease the reserve ratio
200
What is a transaction cost?
Expenses of actually putting together and executing a deal
200
What does it mean to default?
Fail to make payments as specified by the loan or bond contract
200
What happens to AD when the reserve ratio is increased?
AD decreases
300
What is a liquid asset?
If it can be quickly converted to cash
300
What is the difference between a bond and a stock?
A stock is a share in ownership of a company while a bond is an IOU issued by the borrower
300
What should the FED do to the discount rate to decrease money supply?
Increase
400
What are the 3 tasks of a Financial System?
Reducing transaction costs, reducing risks, and providing liquidity
400
What are 3 types of financial intermediaries?
Mutual funds, pension funds, life insurance companies, and banks
400
Name the 3 shifters of Money Supply
Setting Reserve Requirements, Lending Money to Banks and Thrifts, Open Market Operations
500
Name the 4 types of financial assets
Stocks, bonds, loans, bank deposits
500
Which of the financial intermediaries helps resolves the issue of liquidity?
Banks
500
The formula for the Money Multiplier
1 over reserve ratio






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