ECO 2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 35: Open Market Operation, Fractional-Reserve Banking, Money Creation

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In the modern u. s. economy, most transactions are made with checking deposits. An expansion in the supply of money relative to the availability of goods and services is causing an increase in the general level of prices. Banks are considered a safer place to deposit money now than they were prior to 1933 because the creation of the fdic reduced the likelihood of bank runs. No; money is an asset, while the credit card balances are a liability. Thus, they are not included in the money supply figures. When commercial banks extend loans, they are able to expand the supply of money in the united states because the u. s. has a fractional reserve banking system. Both the bank"s liabilities and its assets will increase. An individual bank can lend out at most its excess reserves. In its conduct of open market operations, the fed now buys and sells a wide range of assets including corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities.

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QUESTION 46

When the Fed buys a U.S. bond in the open market

		its action has no effect on the total reserves or the money supply because the check it writes increases reserves at one bank but they fall at another.
		its action expands total reserves and the money supply.
		its action contracts total reserves and the money supply.
		total reserves increase by the amount of the purchase but the money supply stays the same.

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QUESTION 47

When the Fed sells government securities,

		reserves increase, leading to a decrease in the money supply by an amount more than the sale of the government securities.
		reserves decrease, leading to a decrease in the money supply by an amount more than the sale of the government securities.
		reserves increase, leading to a increase in the money supply by an amount more than the sale of the government securities.
		reserves decrease, leading to a increase in the money supply by an amount more than the sale of the government securities.

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QUESTION 48

The maximum potential money multiplier is equal to

		the reserve ratio.
		one minus the reserve ratio
		the inverse of the required reserve ratio.
		the number of dollars on reserve.

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QUESTION 49

The potential money multiplier gives us

		the growth in the money supply when income increases.
		the growth in real national income when the money supply increases.
		the maximum potential change in the money supply due to a change in income.
		the maximum potential change in the money supply due to a change in reserves.

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QUESTION 50

An increase in the reserve ratio

		increases the money multiplier.
		will cause banks to make more loans.
		has an expansionary effect on the money supply.
		has a contractionary effect on the money supply.

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QUESTION 51

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures

		banks against lawsuits.
		the deposits held in member banks.
		the deposits held in the Fed.
		the federal funds market.

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QUESTION 52

Bank runs are a possibility because

		in difficult times people want currency instead of demand deposits.
		the FDIC is inefficient.
		banks do not keep enough reserves to cover all their depository liabilities.
		bankers are often poor businesspeople.

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QUESTION 53

The manner in which FDIC deposit insurance is set up in the United States encourages banks to

		make riskier loans than they otherwise would.
		reject some loans that probably would be profitable.
		maintain excess reserves that are too great.
		be too conservative in their lending practices.

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QUESTION 54

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

		discourages banks from engaging in excessive risk taking.
		was established after the Panic of 1907.
		only insures deposits in money-center banks.
		increases the stability of the banking system by reducing the likelihood of bank runs.

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QUESTION 55

What are the two features of money that distinguish it from all other goods in the economy?

		Money is government issued and it is redeemable for gold or silver.
		Money is part of every barter transaction and it is divisible.
		Money is accepted as a medium of exchange and it is the common unit of account used to express prices.
		Money is a common unit of account and it is also can be traded for other currencies at a guaranteed exchange rate.

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QUESTION 56

Holding money to meet unplanned expenditures and emergencies is known as

		asset demand.
		precautionary demand.
		aggregate demand.
		transactions demand.

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QUESTION 57

When people want to hold money to make regular planned expenditures, this is

		the transaction demand for money.
		the spending demand for money.
		the asset demand for money.
		the precautionary demand for money.

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QUESTION 58

When interest rates rise, the transactions demand for money usually

		decreases.
		increases.
		decreases initially and then increases to the original position.
		does not change.

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QUESTION 59

As nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rises, the transactions demand for money

		increases, and the money demand curve shifts to the right.
		remains constant, and the money demand curve remains the same.
		decreases, and the money demand curve shifts to the left.
		increases, and the money demand curve shifts to the left.

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QUESTION 60

One of the economic costs of holding currency is that

		it fulfills no precautionary role.
		it fulfills no transactions role.
		it earns no interest income.
		its real value always increases.

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Which of the following is NOT a tool the Fed uses to manage the money supply? A) open market operations B) discount policy C) deposit insurance D) reserve requirements 0.4 points Question 2 The problem with barter economies is that they require A) less time and trouble to trade as compared with a money economy. B) that there be a double coincidence of wants. C) a banking system for trade to occur. D) that there be a single coincidence of wants. 0.4 points Question 3 If banks do not loan out all their excess reserves then the real world multiplier is A) smaller than 1/RR. B) larger than 1/RR. C) equal to 1/RR. D) not related to 1/RR. 0.4 points Question 4 If the Federal Open Market Committee wants to increase the money supply through open market operations it will A) buy U.S. Treasury Securities. B) sell U.S. Treasury Securities. C) increase the discount rate. D) decrease the discount rate. 0.4 points Question 5 M1 includes A) currency in circulation, checking account balances at banks, the value of traveler's checks. B) currency in circulation, savings accounts, checking account balances at banks. C) currency in circulation, savings accounts, checking account balances at banks, traveler's D) coins, savings account balances at banks, traveler's checks. 0.4 points Question 6 Using the quantity equation, if the velocity of money grows at 5 percent, the money supply grows at 10 percent, and real GDP grows at 4 percent, then the inflation rate will be A) 19 percent. B) 15 percent. C) 11 percent. D) 6 percent. 0.4 points Question 7 According to the quantity theory of money, the inflation rate equals A) the money supply minus real output. B) real output minus the money supply. C) the growth rate of the money supply minus the growth rate of real output. D) the growth rate of real output minus the growth rate of the money supply 0.4 points Question 8 Suppose that you sold a basketball ticket for the SEC tournament for $750. Assuming that you deposit the entire $750 in your bank and that the RR = 10%, Answer the following questions while also using the same assumptions in book/lecture slide. Correct answers contain no decimals. Please report them as they are. a) What is the total change in checking account deposits? Total change in checking account deposits is Blank 1 . b) How much new money is created? (or what is the change in money supply given the above state conditions?) Total change in money supply is Blank 2 . c) The amount of new money created in this example would be higher or lower than in the real world. The amount of money created this way would be Blank 3 than in the real world.

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1. Which of the following is NOT a tool the Fed uses to manage the money supply?

A) open market operations

B) discount policy

C) deposit insurance

D) reserve requirements 0.4 points

2. The problem with barter economies is:

A) less time and trouble to trade as compared with a money economy.

B) that there may be a double coincidence of wants.

C) a banking system for trade to occur.

D) that there be a single coincidence of wants.

3. If banks do not loan out all their excess reserves, then the real world multiplier is

A) smaller than 1/RR.

B) larger than 1/RR.

C) equal to 1/RR.

D) not related to 1/RR.

4. If the Federal Open Market Committee wants to increase the money supply through open market operations, it will

A) buy U.S. Treasury Securities.

B) sell U.S. Treasury Securities.

C) increase the discount rate.

D) decrease the discount rate.

5. M1 includes

A) currency in circulation, checking account balances at banks, the value of traveler's checks.

B) currency in circulation, savings accounts, checking account balances at banks.

C) currency in circulation, savings accounts, checking account balances at banks, travelers.

D) coins, savings account balances at banks, traveler's checks.

6. Using the quantity equation, if the velocity of money grows at 5 percent, the money supply grows at 10 percent, and real GDP grows at 4 percent, then the inflation rate will be

A) 19 percent.

B) 15 percent.

C) 11 percent.

D) 6 percent.

7. According to the quantity theory of money, the inflation rate equals

A) the money supply minus real output.

B) real output minus the money supply.

C) the growth rate of the money supply minus the growth rate of real output.

D) the growth rate of real output minus the growth rate of the money supply.

8. Suppose that you sold a basketball ticket for the SEC tournament for $750. Assuming that you deposit the entire $750 in your bank and that the RR = 10%, Answer the following questions while also using the same assumptions in the book/lecture slide. Correct answers contain no decimals. Please report them as they are.

a) What is the total change in checking account deposits?

b) How much new money is created? (or what is the change in money supply given the above state conditions?) The total change in the money supply is Blank 2.

c) The amount of new money created in this example would be higher or lower than in the real world. The amount of money created this way would be Bank 3 than in the real world.

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