Fiscal Flashcards
What is monetary policy
concened with the management of interest rates and the total supply of moncy in circulation; to ersure money circulations not tuo much/little
collective term for the taxing spending of the goverment
Fiscal policy
Functions of money
medium of exchange (no need for barter)
• unit of account, (to measure quins 7 losses, value of items, ete)
• store of value,
Commodity
value comes from a commodity of wnich it is made.consts of objects that have value in themselves
Fiat
mesam of payment reognized by a legal system to te valid for finariguion
Feduciary
value on the confidence that it will be accepted as a medium of exchange, issuer promises beaver that it will be exchanged as requested needs trust
Plaatic
credit card -borrowing trom the bank
• debit card - attached to savings/checking account
Should stay the same value
Stability
to better evaluate the Supply of monay in economy
Measures of money
M1
Narrow
M2
Intermediate
M3
Broad
stabilize overall level of output i supply control
Monetary policies
Contractionary
Used during high inflation and to lower demand
expansionary
Decreases demand and money supply