ECON 2105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Credit Crunch, Virtuous Circle And Vicious Circle, Financial System

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Chapter 13: saving, investment, and the financial system. What"s the difference between saving and investment. Group of institutions in the economy that help match the saving of one person with the investment of another. Institutions through which savers can directly provide funds to borrowers. Savers can directly provide funds to borrowers. A bond is a certificate of indebtedness. A stock is a claim to partial ownership in a firm. Institutions through which savers can indirectly provide funds to borrowers. Mutual funds: institutions that sell shares to the public and use the proceeds to buy portfolios of stocks and bonds. A financial crisis led to a deep recession in the u. s. and around the world. 2008 - 2009: housing prices fell 30% 2008 - 2009: banks and other institutions failed when many homeowners stopped paying their mortgages. 2008-2009: customers with uninsured deposits began pulling their funds out of financial institutions. 2008-2009: borrowers unable to get loans because troubled lenders not confident.

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