ECON 2000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Money Supply, The Anatomy Of, Aggregate Supply

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The financial systems are the institutions help institute the flow of funds between savers and investors. What the financial system does: financing investment. One piece of the financial system is the set of financial markets through which households can directly provide fund for investment. Two important financial markets are the market for bonds and the market for. A bond represents a loan from the bondholder to the firm. A share of stock represents ownership claim by the shareholder in the firm. Raising investment by issuing bonds is called debt finance. Raising funds by issuing stock is called equity finance. Another piece of the financial system is the set of financial intermediaries through which households can indirectly provide resources for investment. Banks are the best known type of financial intermediaries. They take deposits from savers and use these deposits to make loans to those who have investment projects they need to finance.

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