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Econ Test 3 Vocab Flashcards

1
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medium of exchange

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an item that buyers give to sellers when they want to purchase goods and services

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2
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unit of account

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the yardstick people use to post prices and record debts

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3
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store of value

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an item that people can use to transfer purchasing power from the present to the future

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4
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liquidity

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the ease with which an asset can be converted into the economy’s medium of exchange

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5
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commodity money

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money that takes the form of a commodity with intrinsic value

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6
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fiat money

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money without intrinsic value that is used as money because of government decree

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7
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wealth

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accumulated life savings

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8
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Reserves

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Deposits that banks have received but have not load out

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8
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money

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assets people regularly use to buy goods and services from other people

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9
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Fractional reserve banking

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A banking system in which banks hold only a fraction of deposits as a reservist

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10
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Reserve ratio

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The fraction of deposits that banks hold as reserves

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11
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Open-market operations

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The purchase and sale of US government bonds by the fed

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12
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Discount rate

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The interest rate on the loans that the fed makes to banks

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13
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Quantity theory of money

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a theory asserting that the quantity of money available determines the price level and that the growth rate in the quantity of money available determines the inflation rate

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14
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Discount rate

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Initial rate on loans from fed to banks

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15
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Federal funds rate

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Initial rate charged by commercial banks on loans to commercial banks

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16
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Required reserve ratio

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Percent of deposits that must be held as reserves

17
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Net capital outflow

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The purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents minus the purchase of domestic assets by foreigners

18
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Shoeleather costs

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The resources wasted when inflation encourages people to reduce their money holding

19
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Quantity equation

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The equation mXv=PXY which relates the quantity of money the velocity of money and the dollar value of the economies output of goods and services

20
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Change in Fed policy

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Supply shifter

21
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Velocity of money

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The rate at which money changes hands

22
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Capital flows

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Includes foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio investment

23
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Depreciation

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A decrease in the value of current sea as measured by the amount of foreign currency it can buy

24
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Appreciation

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An increase in the value of the current sea as measured by the amount of foreign currency it can buy

25
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Open economy

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Has dealings with other countries

26
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Supply of money

A

M1 as set by the Fed

27
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Demand for money

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Eabow law money so they can buy stuff (conduct transactions)

28
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Quantity theory of money

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In the long run money supply sets prices

29
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Menu costs

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The cost of changing prices

30
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Quantitative easing

A

Central bank buys non-government bonds

31
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Hyperinflation

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Period of exploding price level increases (infl greater than or equal to 50% per month)

32
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Nominal exchange rate

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The rate at which a person can trade the currency of one country for the currency of another

33
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Feds dual mandate

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Stable prices and maximum employment

34
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Net exports

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The exports minus the imports

35
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Balanced trade

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Net exports is equal to 0 or exports equals imports

36
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Trade surplus

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Net exports are greater than 0

37
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Trade deficit

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Net exports are less than 0

38
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Foreign direct investment

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Buy/build business abroad and buying significant stocks

39
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Foreign portfolio investment

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Buying financial assets, stocks, bonds, bank accounts

40
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Foreign exchange

A

Currency from another country you want so you can buy their stuff

41
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Exchange rate

A

The price of one currency in terms of another OR how many units of other currency $1 can buy.

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