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(4) Financial markets Flashcards

1
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money used as

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medium of exchange, store of value, unit of account

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2
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why people hold money

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transactions motive, speculative motive, precautionary motive, opportunity cost of holding money

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3
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two types of assets

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money, bonds

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4
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does money pay interest rate

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pays no interest, but used for transactions

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5
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do bonds pay interest rate

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positive interest rate paid, but can’t be used for transactions

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6
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holding of money depends on

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level of transactions, interest rate on bonds

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7
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bonds held indirectly by

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money market funds

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8
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semantic trap

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money, income, wealth

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9
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(financial) wealth =

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value of all financial assets - all financial liabilities

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10
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what type of variable is wealth

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stock

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11
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investment

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purchase of new goods

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12
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financial investment

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purchase of shares / other financial assets

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13
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increase in interest rate affect of demand for money

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decrease; people put more of their wealth into bonds

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14
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Md relationship with nominal income

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proportional

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15
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Md relationship with interest rate

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negatively dependent on i

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16
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equilibrium in financial markets requires

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money supply = money demand

17
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CB change supply of money by

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buying / selling bonds in bond market

18
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expansionary open market operations

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CB buy bonds to expand supply of money, which decreases interest rate

19
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contractionary open market operations

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CB sells bonds to contract supply of money, raising interest rate

20
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assets of CB

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bonds it holds

21
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liabilities of CB

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stock of money in the economy

22
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open market operations used to

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achieve desired interest rate

23
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how much do assets and liabilties increase by when CB buys bonds and issue money

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the same

24
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higher price of bond on interest rate

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lowered

25
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financial intermediaries

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institutions that receive funds from people and firms, and use these funds to buy financial assets / make loans to other people and firms

26
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bank’s assets

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reserves, loans, bonds

27
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bank’s liabilities

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checkable deposits

28
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demand for CB comes from 2 sources

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currency held by public, reserves held by banks

29
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CB money equilibrium condition

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H = Hd (H is CB money)

30
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equilibrium interest rate

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supply of CB money = demand for CB money

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