Unit 3: Macroeconomic Policy

Lesson 15a: Monetary Policy - How Banks Create Money

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Key Terms:

fractional reserve banking system, goldsmith banking, balance sheet (T-account), assets, liabilities, assets of a commercial bank, liabilities of a commercial bank, reserves (total reserves or actual reserves), reserve ratio, required reserves, excess reserves (lendable reserves), demand deposit, check clearing, money multiplier (deposit expansion multiplier, monetary multiplier), government securities or bonds, net worth (owner's equity), run on a bank (bank run)

 

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Lesson 15a