Money Inflation Flashcards
Money doesn’t give you value why?
Value comes from something that is real - something that gives us utility
Where does value come from
It comes from the production process - the marginal product
What is inflation?
is the change in the value of money – number of units of money we
exchange for goods
When money falls you have inflation
Moneys Functions: Medium of exchange
we use it to buy stuff – forms of exchange determine
demand for money
Moneys Functions: Store of value
transfers purchasing power from the present to the future – you
keep it to use it in the future for gain or loss depending on inflation
Moneys Functions: Unit of Account
a common unit by which everyone measures prices and values
– house and apples cannot be compared that is why you need money
What is the money supply
is the quantity of money available in the economy
What monetary policy
s the control of money – this is controlled by the central bank
Central bank only produces _____
currency
M1 is?
Currency (C) plus demand deposits, travelers checks and other checkable deposits
M2 is M1 +?
small-time deposits, savings deposits, money market mutual funds,
money market deposit accounts
M3 is M2+?
bank to bank money and money that comes from overseas converted to NZ dollar
Currency ends up being only ___ of the total money in the economy
10%
Money supply =
M = C + D
Reserves are what?
Is the portion that banks do not lend – commercial banks cannot print their
own money – they can only re-issue someone else’s money
Banks Liabilities are?
are deposits because they have to pay interest on it – and loans are
their assets as they can earn interest