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Test III
Chapters: 8, 10, 14
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Economics
Undergraduate 1
04/02/2013

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M1 Consists of....
Definition
Currency, traveler's checks, and checking deposits.
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M2 Consists of....
Definition
All of M1 PLUS time, saving deposits, money market mutual funds, and other deposits
Term
Federal Funds Rate
Definition
Interest charged between banks for overnight loans and reserves.
Term
Open Market Purchase
Definition
Fed buys bank securities. Pays bank by increasing reserve of that bank.
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Monetary Base
Definition
Sum of Federal Reserve notes, coins, and bank deposits
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Money Multiplier
Definition
Ratio of the change in quantity of money to the change in the monetary base.
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Demand for Money is....
Definition
Relationship between the quantity of real money demanded and the nominal interest rate.
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If RGDP Decreases then....
Definition
Demand Decreases
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Long Run Aggregate Supply
Definition
Relationship between quantity of RGDP supplied and the price level when RGDP equals Potential GDP (Vertical at Potential GDP.)
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Short Run Aggregate Supply
Definition
Reltaionship between the quantity of RGDP supplied and the price level when the money wage rate, prices of other resources, and potential GDP remain constant.
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Aggregate Demand
Definition
Relationship between the RGDP demanded and the price level.
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When the Fed wants to slow down inflation....
Definition
They raise the Federal Funds Rate
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